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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Main Author:	Dearinger, Ryan, 1979- (Author)
Format:	Electronic eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2016]
Edition:	First edition.
Subjects:	Canal construction workers > United States > History. Railroad construction workers > United States > History. Foreign workers > United States > History. Canals > United States > History. Railroads > United States > History. Electronic books.
Online Access:	An electronic book accessible through the World Wide Web; click to view
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