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"Explores the building of the Pacific railroad. Stretching from Omaha to Sacramento, this incredible feat of engineering and hubris utterly transformed the lands it connected -- previously remote prairies, suddenly there for the taking, attracted peasant farmers who began to plant wheat; cattle...

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Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:	West (Television program).
Other Authors:	Ward, Geoffrey C. (Screenwriter), Duncan, Dayton (Screenwriter), Coyote, Peter (Narrator)
Format:	Video
Language:	English
Language Notes:	In English.
Published:	[Alexandria, VA] : Public Broadcasting Service (PBS), [1996]
Subjects:	Railroads > History. Railroads > West (U.S.) Cattle drives. Frontier and pioneer life > West (U.S.) West (U.S.) > History > 1860-1890. Chemins de fer > Histoire. Conduite du troupeau. États-Unis (Ouest) > Histoire > 1860-1890. Cattle drives Frontier and pioneer life Railroads West United States 1860-1890 Documentaries and Factual Films Webcast Streaming videos. documentary film. Documentary films Documentary television programs Feature films History Nonfiction films Nonfiction television programs Internet videos. Documentary television programs. Nonfiction television programs. Television mini-series. Television programs. Documentary films. Nonfiction films. Documentaires télévisés. Émissions télévisées autres que de fiction. Films autres que de fiction. Documentaires. Vidéos sur Internet. Miniséries. Émissions télévisées.
Online Access:	Connect to this streaming video (Alexander Street Press)