HI$TORY — Season 1, Episode 3: Transcontinental Railroad
30 min • 1 season, 4 episodes • ★ 2.0/10
Episode synopsis
The movies have taught us that the west was won by rugged individuals with a gun on one hip and a gal on the other. But those Americans who settled the west, those icons of freedom and independence, lived at the mercy of the railroad tycoons.
About HI$TORY
NPR’s Peter Sagal takes us on an irreverent romp through American history to reveal how money makes the world go around.