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First Transcontinental Railroad
1863–1869
The First Transcontinental Railroad joined eastern and western rail networks through federally supported construction by the Union Pacific and Central Pacific companies. Much of its history turns on transport technology, commerce, migration, labour and regional development.
In historical fiction, journeys, dangerous work, commercial ambition and the communities built around routes and ports through the lives of people affected by wider change can come to the foreground.
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1 Best Non-Fiction Book About the First Transcontinental Railroad
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