01226nam a2200241Ia 4500 CTU_40837 210402s9999 xx 000 0 und d 24.95 385.0979 W724 Williams, John Hoyt A great and shining road : The epic story of the transcontinental railroad John Hoyt Williams New York Time Books 1988 The Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads were officially joined on May 10, 1869 at Promontory Point, Utah, with the driving of a golden spike. This historic ceremony marked the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. Spanning the Sierras and the “Great American Desert,” the tracks connected San Francisco to Council Bluffs, Iowa. A Great and Shining Road is the exciting story of a mammoth feat that called forth entrepreneurial daring, financial wizardry, technological innovation, political courage and chicanery, and the heroism of thousands of laborers. Pacific railroads,Railroads History,History West ( U.S.) Minh Trung tâm Học liệu Trường Đại học Cần Thơ