HI$TORY

S1 E1

HI$TORY — Season 1, Episode 3: Transcontinental Railroad

30 min1 season, 4 episodes2.0/10

Episode synopsis

The movies have taught us that the west was won by rugged individuals with a gun on one hip and a gal on the other. But those Americans who settled the west, those icons of freedom and independence, lived at the mercy of the railroad tycoons.

About HI$TORY

NPR’s Peter Sagal takes us on an irreverent romp through American history to reveal how money makes the world go around.

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