The History of the United States, 2nd Edition. Episode 50, Transcontinental Railroads
(2020, original release: 2003)
Nonfiction
eCourse
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PUBLISHED
The Great Courses, 2003
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020
[San Francisco, California, USA] : Kanopy Streaming, 2020
DESCRIPTION
1 online resource (streaming video file) (30 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound
ISBN/ISSN
11473634
LANGUAGE
English
NOTES
Title from title frames
The first transcontinental railroad was finished in 1869. Completion cut travel time from the Mississippi to the West Coast from three months to about one week. The line was joined by other transcontinentals; a national network facilitated settlement in the plains and mountain states that had been too remote
Film
In Process Record
Allen C. Guelzo, Gary W. Gallagher, Patrick N. Allit
Originally produced by The Great Courses in 2003
Mode of access: World Wide Web
In English