059 - Connecting The Coasts: The Building Of The Transcontinental Railroad

<p></p> <p>About this episode: </p> <p>It was early 1863 and in the very midst of a civil war that challenged the continued existence of the Union, an event that looked to its future.   Indeed, a daunting enterprise – the breaking of ground for the Central Pacific Railroad.  This is the story of a great undertaking.  This is the story of the building of the transcontinental railroad.</p> <p>----more----</p> <p> </p> <p>Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:</p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenville_M._Dodge'>Grenville M. Dodge</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theodore_Judah'>Theodore D. Judah</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leland_Stanford'>Leland Stanford</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_C._Durant'>Thomas "Doc" Durant</a></p> <p><a href='http://cprr.org/Museum/Lewis_Metzler_Clement.html'>Lewis Clement</a></p> <p><a href='https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charles_Crocker'>Charles Crocker</a></p> <p> </p> <p>For Further Reading:</p> <p></p> <p><a href='https://www.amazon.com/Nothing-Like-World-Transcontinental-1863-1869/dp/0743203178'>Nothing Like it in the World: The Men that Built the Transcontinental Railroad by Stephen E. Ambrose</a></p> <p> </p> <p>Get The Guide:</p> <p>Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, <a href='https://www.amazon.com/dp/0761113983/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_ep_dp_.CbSAbD23Y2X1'>The Civil War: A History of the War between the States</a> from Workman Publishing. The guide is in its 9th printing.</p> <p> </p> <p>Producer: Dan Irving</p> <p> </p> <p>Thank you to our sponsor Bob Graesser, Raleigh Civil War Round Table's editor of The Knapsack newsletter and the Round Table's webmaster at <a href='http://www.raleighcwrt.org/'>http://www.raleighcwrt.org</a></p> <p> </p>