In the decade before the Civil War, Northern and Southern politicians locked in a fierce battle over the proposed routes of a railroad that would cross the whole country, joining the rich new state of California to the East. Hundreds of Americans, perhaps thousands, were dying every year on the perilous
Women's History Month: Anna Judah
Women's History Month: Anna Judah
Women's History Month: Anna Judah
In the decade before the Civil War, Northern and Southern politicians locked in a fierce battle over the proposed routes of a railroad that would cross the whole country, joining the rich new state of California to the East. Hundreds of Americans, perhaps thousands, were dying every year on the perilous