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| Pt. I | 1845-57: A Procession of Dreamers | |
| 1 | For All the Human Family | 3 |
| 2 | Who Can Oppose Such a Work? | 16 |
| 3 | I Must Walk Toward Oregon | 26 |
| 4 | The Great Object for Which We Were Created | 37 |
| 5 | An Uninhabited and Dreary Waste | 47 |
| Pt. II | 1860-61: Union, Disunion, Incorporation | |
| 6 | Raise the Money and I Will Build Your Road | 57 |
| 7 | There Comes Crazy Judah | 67 |
| 8 | The Marks Left by the Donner Party | 78 |
| 9 | The Most Difficult Country Ever Conceived | 85 |
| 10 | We Have Drawn the Elephant | 104 |
| Pt. III | 1863: Last of the Dreamers | |
| 11 | Speculation Is as Fatal to It as Secession | 122 |
| 12 | I Have Had a Big Row and Fight | 131 |
| Pt. IV | 1864: Struggle for Momentum | |
| 13 | First Dictator of the Railroad World | 151 |
| 14 | Dancing with a Whirlwind | 165 |
| 15 | Trustees of the Bounty of Congress | 181 |
| Pt. V | 1865: The Losses Mount | |
| 16 | The Great Cloud Darkening the Land | 205 |
| 17 | If We Can Save Our Scalps | 219 |
| 18 | I Hardly Expect to Live to See It Completed | 234 |
| Pt. VI | 1866: Eyeing the Main Chance | |
| 19 | Vexation, Trouble, and Continual Hindrance | 252 |
| 20 | The Napoleon of Railways | 261 |
| 21 | We Swarmed the Mountains with Men | 281 |
| 22 | Until They Are Severely Punished | 301 |
| Pt. VII | 1867: Hell on Wheels | |
| 23 | Nitroglycerine Tells | 315 |
| 24 | Our Future Power and Influence | 330 |
| 25 | They All Died in Their Boots | 360 |
| 26 | There Are Only Five of Us | 391 |
| Pt. VIII | 1868: Going for Broke | |
| 27 | More Hungry Men in Congress | 435 |
| 28 | Bring On Your Eight Thousand Men | 469 |
| 29 | We Are in a Terrible Sweat | 506 |
| 30 | A Man for Breakfast Every Morning | 550 |
| Pt. IX | 1869: Battleground and Meeting Ground | |
| 31 | A Resistless Power | 594 |
| 32 | We Have Got Done Praying | 645 |
| Pt. X | 1872-73: Scandals, Scapegoats, and Dodgers | |
| Epilogue: Trial of the Innocents | 675 | |
| Notes | 713 | |
| Bibliography | 759 | |
| Index | 779 |
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Scott Gallus
reviewed Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad on June 10, 2014
Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
The story of the construction of America's transcontinental railroad is also a tale of corruption, political intrigue, Civil War, appropriation of native lands, slaughter of animals, immigration, and the rise of a powerful nation. It was a monumental feat of engineering for its time. The Union Pacific began laying track in Omaha, Nebraska. The Central Pacific began in Sacramento, California and soon began tunneling through the snow bound peaks of Sierra Nevada. In 1869, after six years of construction, the two railroads met near the Great Salt Lake in Utah. The nation celebrated from coast to coast. Let's not forget that this engineering achievement led to the loss of life for laborers and native Americans who were deprived of their hunting grounds, needed for survival. Some so-called military heroes of the Civil War went on to commit genocidal acts against not just warriors, but native women and children. The mighty railroad was a symbol of America's glory and it's shame. It's a complex story.
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