The Chinese and the Iron Road: Building the Transcontinental Railroad CD "is a story of hard

"is a story of hard decisions that were neither heroic nor villainous

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The Chinese and the Iron Road: Building the Transcontinental Railroad CD "is a story of hardThe completion of the transcontinental railroad in May 1869 is usually told as a story of national triumph and a key moment for American Manifest Destiny. The Railroad made it possible to cross the country in a matter of days instead of months, paved the way for new settlers to come out west, and helped speed Americas entry onto the world stage as a modern nation that spanned a full continent. It also created vast wealth for its four owners, including