The American West: History, Myth, and Legacy

Building the Transcontinental Railroads (1x13)

Air date: Jan 01, 2017

For Professor Allitt, the great dividing line in the story of the American West is the construction of the transcontinental railroads, which did more than anything else to link the West with the Eastern states from which they’d emerged. Go inside the myths—and startling realities—of this decisive moment.