Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1865-1869Chronicles the race to finish the transcontinental railroad in the 1860s and the exploits, sacrifices, triumphs, and tragedies of the individuals who made it happen.Stephen E. Ambrose...
The Royal Road was built in the 5th century and stretched from Sardis to Susa in the east of Persia. The road was under the protection of Persian rulers, even though it was later used by Alexander the Great in his conquest of Persia. Ironically, his troops used the road as passageways ...
Who invented the first motorcycle? Who led the first wagon train to Texas? Where was the first car invented? Who invented the first car in America? Who invented the steam car? Who invented the first gun? Who built the Underground Railroad?
关于纪录片-The Man Who Built America 造就美国的人 一口气在网易公开课上看完了The Man Who Built America的纪录片,心情澎湃得无以用言语来表达,也因为自己底子薄看什么都十分新奇,亦深知自己要不在24小时内把事情做了,要不就不用做了,所以赶紧把这四天看的想的感受到的写下来,然后睡个美容觉呗。 先放一...
"The Man Who Built America" is a television miniseries that depicts the lives of influential businessmen during the late 19th and early 20th centuries who played a significant role in shaping America's economy and industry. Here are some key words and phrases from the series: 1. Industrializatio...
German engineers built the first trains in 1550 using pathways of wooden rails called wagonways, the prototype of modern-day train and rail systems. Brilliant people placed rails on dirt roads allowing horse-drawn carts and wagons to move along more quickly. ...
See around the corner, grow, and consolidate. 多次有人推荐,看了一下The Men Who Built America,History Channel讲范德堡、洛克菲勒、卡耐基、JP摩根和福特故事的四集纪录片。 这些名字,多少都听过,但对于他们的路径是一无所知。虽然为了屏幕效果对事实有部分夸张(History Channel硬伤),作为一个消遣,还是值得看...
Who invented the first steam locomotive? The First Industrial Revolution: The Industrial Revolution began in England around 1760, and it signified a change for an agrarian and handcraft society to a more industrialized and manufacturing society. The British tried to hold onto the monopoly, but the...
Andrew Carnegie was an industrialist andphilanthropistwho built a fortune from the ground up. Born in Scotland in 1835, Carnegie's family moved to the U.S. when he was 12. He started work in the cotton industry but began investing in railroads and related industries and buying up his compet...
Thus uncompromising, legend goes on and, in the last scene on the train, thankful for the railroad's courtesies Ranse continues to be honoured with the answer that will force him to swallow lumps in his throat for the rest of his days and beyond, "Nothing's too good for the man who ...