Coast to Coast
Where the West Commences podcast
English - April 06, 2020 11:00 - 34 minutes - 49.2 MB - ★★★★ - 6 ratingsHistory Arts Books cowboys indians music books history west Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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The Transcontinental Railroad joined our nation together in 1869, making it possible to travel from New York to San Francisco in less than five days - a mind-boggling improvement over the usual 6-month wagon train ordeal. We salute this amazing achievement and the leap forward it contributed to the settlement of the west.