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About this episode:
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.
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Some Characters Mentioned In This Episode:
Grenville M. Dodge
Theodore D. Judah
Leland Stanford
Thomas "Doc" Durant
Lewis Clement
Charles Crocker
For Further Reading:
Nothing Like it in the World: The Men that Built the Transcontinental Railroad by Stephen E. Ambrose
Get The Guide:
Want to learn more about the Civil War? A great place to start is Fred's guide, The Civil War: A History of the War between the States from Workman Publishing. The guide is in its 9th printing.
Producer: Dan Irving
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 http://www.raleighcwrt.org
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