Project Gutenberg 2007-09-14 Public domain in the USA. 74 Bailey, William Francis 1861 The story of the first trans-continental railroad : $b its projectors, construction, and history Reading ease score: 59.2 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. Produced by David Edwards, Christine P. Travers and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from scanned images of public domain material from the Google Print project.) "The Story of the First Trans-continental Railroad" by W. F. Bailey is a historical account written in the early 20th century. This work delves into the monumental undertaking of constructing the first transcontinental railroad in the United States, detailing the various contributors, the challenges faced during its construction, and its historical significance. The book likely presents a blend of biographical sketches of key figures involved in the project, as well as an exploration of the political, financial, and logistical hurdles encountered along the way. At the start of this account, the author introduces the initial concepts and early advocates for a railroad linking the eastern states to the Pacific Coast, emphasizing the vision of figures like Thomas Jefferson and Asa Whitney. Bailey discusses the evolution of the idea over decades, the various proposals made, and the growing urgency for such a connection as the American West developed. The opening chapters set the historical context, praising the achievements that led to the eventual construction of the railroad and foreshadowing the trials that would accompany its completion. Bailey establishes a theme of pushing boundaries and the indomitable spirit of those who endeavored to make the railroad a reality, establishing a backdrop for the detailed narrative that will follow. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Railroads -- United States -- History Union Pacific Railroad Company HE Text Browsing: Culture/Civilization/Society Browsing: History - American 282196 281890 2024-10-10T04:13:34.064043 2023-09-10T07:46:23.492132 text/html text/html 280220 2021-01-02T23:02:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 102463 2021-01-02T23:02:18 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 202335 2024-10-10T04:13:43.101968 application/epub+zip 202259 2024-10-10T04:13:37.938990 application/epub+zip 169327 2024-10-10T04:13:36.464007 application/epub+zip 426121 2024-10-10T04:13:46.489225 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 405615 2024-10-10T04:13:42.004969 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 353059 2022-09-10T14:03:42.943336 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 240857 240578 2024-10-10T04:13:33.031016 2023-09-10T07:46:22.626097 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 240702 2021-01-02T23:02:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 86688 2021-01-02T23:02:18 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 240693 2021-01-02T23:02:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 86666 2021-01-02T23:02:18 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21421 2024-10-10T04:13:46.640966 application/rdf+xml 21442 2024-10-10T04:13:37.042008 image/jpeg 4707 2024-10-10T04:13:36.749089 image/jpeg 195249 2024-10-10T04:13:34.088046 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog