The Transcontinental Railroad in Utah
The Transcontinental Railroad in Utah

Author: Kathy Kirkpatrick

Publisher: America Through Time

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781634991346

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The Transcontinental Railroad in Utah shows the impact of the large number of new arrivals on the population and economy of Utah, as well as the impact of the people of Utah on those newly arrived. This fascinating history includes descriptions and photos of the living conditions, types of work, locations of railroad stations, and interactions with the local populations of the various ethnic and religious groups who arrived in Utah from 1869-1940. Detail is provided on the employment of the new arrivals and the businesses they owned, as well as the neighborhoods in which they lived and the churches they established. Their lives are described, as well as details of the locations of the railroad stations where they first arrived, plus the deaths and burials that occurred among them. Some arrival names are included with family stories, along with references to source materials at various repositories. A multitude of photos provide depth to the story.

The Transcontinental Railroad
The Transcontinental Railroad

Author: Edward Renehan

Publisher: Infobase Publishing

Published: 2007

Total Pages: 129

ISBN-13: 1438104294

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In May 1869, the US railroad network unified when the Central Pacific and Union Pacific railroads came together in Promontory, Utah. This book discusses the important milestone in the expansion of the United States and its impact on the nation, both positive and negative.

Ghosts of Gold Mountain
Ghosts of Gold Mountain

Author: Gordon H. Chang

Publisher: Houghton Mifflin

Published: 2019

Total Pages: 325

ISBN-13: 1328618579

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A groundbreaking, breathtaking history of the Chinese workers who built the Transcontinental Railroad, helping to forge modern America only to disappear into the shadows of history until now.

Ten Mile Day
Ten Mile Day

Author: Mary Ann Fraser

Publisher: Square Fish

Published: 2016-08-02

Total Pages: 81

ISBN-13: 1250131243

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On May 10, 1869, the final spike in North America's first transcontinental railroad was driven home at Promontory Summit, Utah. Illustrated with the author's carefully researched, evocative paintings, here is a great adventure story in the history of the American West--the day Charles Crocker staked $10,000 on the crews' ability to lay a world record ten miles of track in a single, Ten Mile Day.

Nothing Like It In the World
Nothing Like It In the World

Author: Stephen E. Ambrose

Publisher: Simon and Schuster

Published: 2001-11-06

Total Pages: 468

ISBN-13: 9780743203173

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The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.

Utah History Encyclopedia
Utah History Encyclopedia

Author: Allan Kent Powell

Publisher:

Published: 1994

Total Pages: 696

ISBN-13:

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The first complete history of Utah in encyclopedic form, with entries from Anasazi to ZCMI!

Empire Express
Empire Express

Author: David Haward Bain

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2000-09-01

Total Pages: 1432

ISBN-13: 1101658045

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After the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad was the nineteenth century's most transformative event. Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin bands of iron, Empire Express captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled in size, fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity. From self--made entrepreneurs such as the Union Pacific's Thomas Durant and era--defining figures such as President Lincoln to the thousands of laborers whose backbreaking work made the railroad possible, this extraordinary narrative summons an astonishing array of voices to give new dimension not only to this epic endeavor but also to the culture, political struggles, and social conflicts of an unforgettable period in American history.

What the Railroad Will Bring Us
What the Railroad Will Bring Us

Author: Richard White

Publisher: Utah State University Press

Published: 2020

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781646420506

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In volume 25 of the Arrington Lecture Series, Richard White discusses the transcontinental railroad's impact on Utah's environment, culture, and political atmosphere. In the 150 years since the completion of the Pacific Railroad, there have been lasting implications across the West, including for the early members of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints settlers. The Arrington Lecture series, established by one of the twentieth-century West's most distinguished historians, Leonard Arrington, has become a leading forum for prominent historians to address topics related to Mormon history. Utah State University hosts the Leonard J. Arrington Mormon History Lecture Series through the Merrill-Cazier Library Special Collections and Archives department.

A Great and Shining Road
A Great and Shining Road

Author: John Hoyt Williams

Publisher: U of Nebraska Press

Published: 1996-01-01

Total Pages: 390

ISBN-13: 9780803297890

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The Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads were officially joined on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah, with the driving of a golden spike. This historic ceremony marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Spanning the Sierras and the “Great American Desert,” the tracks connected San Francisco to Council Bluffs, Iowa. A Great and Shining Road is the exciting story of a mammoth feat that called forth entrepreneurial daring, financial wizardry, technological innovation, political courage and chicanery, and the heroism of thousands of laborers.