The filth of progress : immigrants, Americans, and the building of canals and railroads in the West /
"In America's historical imagination, toil and triumph against nature and overwhelming odds characterizes such achievements as the Erie Canal and the transcontinental railroad. Triumph transformed canal and railroad entrepreneurs into visionaries whose work brought the nation bountiful riches and di...
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Oakland, California :
University of California Press,
[2016]
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| Edition: | First edition. |
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