Crazy Judah - The Transcontinental Railroad

Year Published: 1966

Creator: 90038 Natl Council For The Social Studies

Format: 16mm

Sound: sound

Description: Adapted from the 1954 Cavalcade of america TV program. Depicts Theodore Judah's efforts to unify the nation with a railroad system, starting in 1859 with an unsuccessful attempt to obtain a federal grant, his subsequent survey of a route through the Sierra Mountains, encouragement by Stanford and Crocker, and his death before the fulfillment of his dream.

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