Golden Spike
Utley RM and Ketterson FA. 1969. Golden Spike. Historical Handbook Series. No. 40. US Government Printing Office. Washington, DC
Historical Handbook No. 40 discusses the origins and building of the Pacific Railroad - the first US transcontinental railroad. The significance of the railroad in US history is also explored. This publication is one of a series of handbooks describing the historical and archeological areas in the National Park System administered by the National Park Service of the United States Department of the Interior.
- Type
- Published Report
- Authors
- Utley, Robert; Ketterson, Francis
- Date of Issue
- 1969
- Publisher
- US Government Printing Office
- Units
- GOSP
- Keywords
- asian american, central pacific, chinese, great railroad race, irish, pacific railroad, promontory, rail construction, railroad, railroad act, transcontinental, union pacific