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Index
Cover
About this Book
Title Page
Contents
Chapter 1: The Golden Spike
Chapter 2: Sea to Shining Sea
Manifest Destiny
Promise of the Railroads
Theodore Judah—Keeper of the Dream
Chapter 3: The Pacific Railroad Act
War!
The Central Pacific
The Union Pacific
Chapter 4: The Central Pacific Makes Tracks
East from Sacramento
From a Great Wall to a Great Railroad
The Challenge of the Sierras
Chapter 5: The Union Pacific Moves West
Groundbreaking
The Bosses
The Workers
Chapter 6: The Great Race
The Central Pacific—Setbacks in the West
War on the Plains
Frustration and Promise
Chapter 7: Promontory
Waste for the Sake of Speed
The Race Within a Race
The Last Spike
Chapter 8: Rails West
Passengers
Timeline
Chapter Notes
Further Reading
Internet Addresses
Index
Note to Our Readers
Copyright
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