The latter half of the 19th century saw the "golden age" of the American cowboy; newly-built railroad lines made it easier to transport cattle from the western plains to the east coast ...
The 19th century United States Federal Government was interested to enlarge and examine ... the United States Naval Astronomical Expedition to the Southern Hemisphere, and the United States Pacific ...
The silver and gold bonanza of the late 19th Century led to a boom in narrow gauge railroad startups across Colorado. But out of the plethora that've come and gone, which left an impact in the ...
In 1868, the Peruvian Congress opened a tender for the building of a railroad in Peru, connecting the Andes with the Pacific coast. It was won by American investor Henry Meiggs, who entrusted ...