The demand, backed as it was by the army with an open threat of extreme violence, was irresistible.Continuing Great Britain Expands Control of
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Government Coup in Egypt
Though he at first acted courageously enough, Tewfik's heart failed him at the critical moment, when he found himself surrounded by armed
Great Britain Expands Control of Egypt
This series has seven easy 5 minute installments. This first installment: Egypt’s Financial Problems.IntroductionThe dealings between England
The Transcontinental Railroad’s Last Spike
Today's installment concludes First North American Transcontinental Railroad Completed,our selection from The Union Pacific Railway by John P. Davis
The Two Railroads Race to the Meeting Point
Central Pacific had graded eighty miles to the east that it never would cover and the Union Pacific had wasted a million dollars on grading west of
Life in the Construction Camps
The regular routine of business, dances, drunks, and fist fights met with a sudden interruption.Continuing First North American Transcontinental
Jesuit Missions on Western Lakes
There were two principal missions on the Upper Lakes; which were, in a certain sense, the parents of the rest.Previously in The Discovery of the
Laying Down the Track
The only settlements between Omaha and Sacramento in 1862 were those of the Mormons in Utah, and Denver and a few mining-camps in Colorado and
The First Tracks
The natural obstacles presented by the mountains and desert land, the absence of timber on the prairies, of water in the mountains, and of both in the