Great and Shining Road: The Epic Story of the Transcontinental Railroad

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.

Author: John Hoyt Williams
Publisher: University of Nebraska Press
Published: 07/01/1996
Pages: 349
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.11lbs
Size: 8.96h x 6.14w x 0.85d
ISBN: 9780803297890

About the Author
John Hoyt Williams, a professor of history at Indiana State University, Terre Haute, is the author of Sam Houston.

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