Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
Author
David Haward Bain
Language
English
Subject
History
Publisher
Penguin Books
Publication date
August 8, 2000[1]
Media type
Print, hardcover and paperback
Pages
816 pp
ISBN
978-0-14-008499-3
Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad is a book written by David Haward Bain,[2] published in 2000. It follows the initial conception of the idea of a transcontinental railroad, during the two decades before the Civil War,[3] to the work of the engineers and entrepreneurs who fixed the route, assembled financing, drafted a work force and launched the two lines toward the eventual meeting point at Promontory Summit, Utah, in 1869. The story alternates between the Union Pacific driving west from Omaha and the Central Pacific blasting through the mountains from California.[4]
Bain examines the impact of the railroad on the Plains Indians, whose traditional way of life was eradicated by the line. He also deals with the imported Chinese workers, the "Celestials", who became known for their tenacity and work ethic.[1]
^ abBain, David Haward (2000). Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad. Penguin. ISBN 0140084991.
^Utley, Robert M. (December 12, 1999). "The Spike Wasn't Golden". The New York Times.
^Whittemore, Katharine (November 15, 1999). ""Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad" by David Haward Bain". Salon. Retrieved October 24, 2011.
^"'Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad' (review)". BlueRectangle.com. Pacific Book Exchange. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012. Retrieved June 12, 2015.
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