The Saber and Scroll Journal Volume 8, Number 3, Spring 2020

The Saber and Scroll Journal • Vo Reconnecting America: P.T Transcontinental Railroad Chelsea Tatham Zukowski American Public University Abstr Two uniquely American element that carried the country into the G century: P.T. Barnum’s Greatest Railroad. While the Transconti 1869—physically connected Ame first time, Barnum’s family-friend and curiosities connected cultures importance of technology-driven was considered an “amusement m ry, and reporters compared the co Railroad to the first shot fired a revolutions in American history: entertainment. Both the Transco circus made the country feel less a connected community during th cal, economic, and cultural uphea Keywords: Transcontinental Railr ry, golden spike, P.T. Barnum, gre construction, post-civil war Reconectando a Estados Unid y el ferrocarril transcontinent Resu Dos elementos exclusivamente e rante la Reconstrucción que llevó del siglo XIX: P.T. El mayor espec ril transcontinental. Mientras que terminado en 1869, conectaba físi 3

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