{"product_id":"empire-express-isbn-9780140084993","title":"Empire Express","description":"After the Civil War, the building of the transcontinental railroad was the nineteenth century's most transformative event. Beginning in 1842 with a visionary's dream to span the continent with twin bands of iron, \u003cb\u003eEmpire Express\u003c\/b\u003e captures three dramatic decades in which the United States effectively doubled in size, fought three wars, and began to discover a new national identity. From self--made entrepreneurs such as the Union Pacific's \u003cb\u003eThomas Durant\u003c\/b\u003e and era--defining figures such as \u003cb\u003ePresident Lincoln\u003c\/b\u003e to the thousands of laborers whose backbreaking work made the railroad possible, this extraordinary narrative summons an astonishing array of voices to give new dimension not only to this epic endeavor but also to the culture, political struggles, and social conflicts of an unforgettable period in American history.Empire Express - David Haward Bain       \u003cb\u003ePart I: 1845-57: A Procession of Dreamers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e1: \"For All the Human Family\"\u003cbr\u003e2: \"Who Can Oppose Such a Work?\"\u003cbr\u003e3: \"I Must Walk Toward Oregon\"\u003cbr\u003e4: \"The Great Object for Which We Were Created\"\u003cbr\u003e5: \"An Uninhabited and Dreary Waste\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart II: 1860-61: Union, Disunion, Incorporation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e6: \"Raise the Money and I Will Build Your Road\"\u003cbr\u003e7: \"There Comes Crazy Judah\"\u003cbr\u003e8: \"The Marks Left by the Donner Party\"\u003cbr\u003e9: \"The Most Difficult Country Ever Conceived\"\u003cbr\u003e10: \"We Have Drawn the Elephant\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart III: 1863: Last of the Dreamers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e11: \"Speculation Is as Fatal to It as Secession\"\u003cbr\u003e12: \"I Have Had a Big Row and Fight\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IV: 1864: Struggle for Momentum\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e13: \"First Dictator of the Railroad World\"\u003cbr\u003e14: \"Dancing with a Whirlwind\"\u003cbr\u003e15: \"Trustees of the Bounty of Congress\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart V: 1865: The Losses Mount\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e16: \"The Great Cloud Darkening the Land\"\u003cbr\u003e17: \"If We Can Save Our Scalps\"\u003cbr\u003e18: \"I Hardly Expect to Live to See It Completed\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VI: 1866: Eyeing the Main Chance\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e19: \"Vexation, Trouble, and Continual Hindrance\"\u003cbr\u003e20: \"The Napoleon of Railways\"\u003cbr\u003e21: \"We Swarmed the Mountains with Men\"\u003cbr\u003e22: \"Until They Are Severely Punished\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VII: 1867: Hell on Wheels\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e23: \"Nitroglycerine Tells\"\u003cbr\u003e24: \"Our Future Power and Influence\"\u003cbr\u003e25: \"They All Died in Their Boots\"\u003cbr\u003e26: \"There Are Only Five of Us\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart VIII: 1868: Going for Broke\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e27: \"More Hungry Men in Congress\"\u003cbr\u003e28: \"Bring on Your Eight Thousand Men\"\u003cbr\u003e29: \"We Are in a Terrible Sweat\"\u003cbr\u003e30: \"A Man for Breakfast Every Morning\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart IX: 1869: Battleground and Meeting Ground\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e31: \"A Resistless Power\"\u003cbr\u003e32: \"We Have Got Done Praying\"\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePart X: 1872-73: Scandals, Scapegoats, and Dodgers\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eEpilogue: \"Trial of the Innocents\"\u003cbr\u003eNotes\u003cbr\u003eBibliography\u003cbr\u003eIndexDavid Haward Bain is the author of four previous works of nonfiction, including \u003cb\u003eEmpire Express\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eSitting in Darkness\u003c\/b\u003e, which received a Robert F. Kennedy Memorial Book Award. His articles and essays have appeared in \u003cb\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eKenyon Review\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003ePrairie Schooner\u003c\/b\u003e, and he reviews regularly for \u003cb\u003eThe New York Times Book Review\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Washington Post\u003c\/b\u003e, and \u003cb\u003eNewsday\u003c\/b\u003e. He is a teacher at Middlebury College and the Bread Loaf Writers’ Conference.","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46299955101925,"sku":"NP9780140084993","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780140084993.jpg?v=1767726226","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/es\/products\/empire-express-isbn-9780140084993","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}