The grandest enterprise under God.

"Explores the building of the Pacific railroad. Stretching from Omaha to Sacramento, this incredible feat of engineering and hubris utterly transformed the lands it connected -- previously remote prairies, suddenly there for the taking, attracted peasant farmers who began to plant wheat; cattle...

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Other Authors: Burns, Ken, 1953-, Ives, Stephen
Format: Electronic Video
Language:English
Published: [Alexandria, VA?] : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), 1996.
Series:Ken Burns's The West ; episode 5
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