The Line / / BBC

• Pubblicazione: [Place of publication not identified] : , : BBC, , [2003]; ©2003
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (1 video file (49 min., 39 sec)) : sound, color
• Soggetto topico: Industrial revolution - United States; Transportation engineering; Civil engineering; Technological innovations - History; Technological innovations; Engineering
• Soggetto geografico: United States Emigration and immigration History
• Soggetto genere / forma: Internet videos.
• Nota di contenuto: 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)
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.
• Titolo autorizzato: The Line
• Formato: Videoregistrazioni
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910372849103321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II
• Serie: Seven Wonders of the Industrial World.