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The Line / / BBC |
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[Place of publication not identified] : , : BBC, , [2003] |
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©2003 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (1 video file (49 min., 39 sec)) : sound, color |
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Collana |
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Seven Wonders of the Industrial World |
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Soggetti |
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Industrial revolution - United States |
Transportation engineering |
Civil engineering |
Technological innovations - History |
Technological innovations |
Engineering |
Internet videos. |
United States Emigration and immigration History |
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Videoregistrazione |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Call to Unite the Nation (6:37); Immigrant Workers (4:51); Wild West (6:14); Breaking Through Mountains (3:41); Massacre at Plum Creek (3:52); Engineering Troubles (6:15); Train Trestle (3:20); Nearing Completion (7:00); Meeting in Utah (5:00); Credits: The Line (0:48); |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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The Eastern United States was crowded with immigrants, while the West held the tantalizing promise of vast riches and gold—between the two lay a harsh wilderness. A transcontinental railway was needed to avoid dangerous wagon travel that few survived. Two corporate giants were pitched against each other in a race to join the East and West Coasts of the young nation. |
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