John Reid Edwards
John Reid Edwards 1953-, U.S. politician, b. Seneca, S.C., grad. North Carolina State Univ. (B.A., 1974), Univ. of North Carolina (J.D., 1977). The son of a textile-mill worker and a postal employee, he was raised in a small North Carolina town and was the first person in his family to attend college. For two decades he had a successful practice as a trial lawyer, specializing in personal injury cases. A vigorous and photogenic Democrat, Edwards turned to politics in 1998, defeating the Republican incumbent to become a U.S. senator from North Carolina. In office, he served on the intelligence committee and supported such causes as affirmative action, abortion rights, and the reform of health-care insurance and campaign finance laws. Edwards ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic presidential nomination in 2004, but was picked by the eventual nominee, John Kerry , as his running mate. Kerry and Edwards lost to President Bush and Vice President Cheney in the Nov., 2004, election. In 2006-8, Edwards ran unsuccessfully for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination.
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Workin' on the railroad: Today's builders hurdle barriers unknown in transcontinental era
Newspaper article from: Deseret News (Salt Lake City); 1/21/2007; ; 700+ words
; ...the Central Pacific Railroad, accomplished the...the nation's first transcontinental railroad here at Promontory...rail project and the transcontinental railroad are substantial...the transcontinental railroad, very few, if any...or grade, for the transcontinental ...
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The muscle that built the rail: to complete the transcontinental railroad, two companies hired cheap immigrant labor and raced to lay the most track.(History)
Magazine article from: New York Times Upfront; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...Done." Two railroads--one under...s--first transcontinental railroad. In major U...one of the transcontinental railroad's visionaries...Steam-powered railroads had operated...Meanwhile, two railroad companies would...final leg of the transcontinental route. ...
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AN IRON WILL HISTORIAN STEPHEN AMBROSE VIVIDLY RE-CREATES THE BUILDING OF THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD, WHICH STITCHED TOGETHER A NATION
Newspaper article from: The Boston Globe; 8/27/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...who dreamed of building a transcontinental railroad, called the notion "the...crews, even politicians - a transcontinental trip took months. After...a symbol of Americans' transcontinental journey. It accelerated...
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Nothing Like It in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869.(Brief Article)(Review) (book review)
Magazine article from: Book; 9/1/2000; ; 587 words
; ...The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad, 1863-1869 Stephen E...the construction of the transcontinental railroad, which he sees...engine over the route of the transcontinental railroad as thousands of...
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BEFORE THE TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD: TIME-TRAVEL TO CALIFORNIA.
Magazine article from: Junior Scholastic; 2/26/2001; 700+ words
; ...lost. Wait for the Railroad: In 1851, a railroad...completion of the transcontinental rail-road. The...5. When was the transcontinental railroad completed...completion of the transcontinental railroad, how long...
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Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
Magazine article from: Business History Review; 10/1/2000; ; 700+ words
; ...first transcontinental railroad. He presents a complex...literature on building the transcontinental line is split between...epic tale of the first transcontinental, and how much they relied...within the context of the transcontinental race, and the railroads' story into focus with...
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EMPIRE BUILDER AMBROSE PRAISES AMERICAN INGENUITY BEHIND TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD.(Showcase)(Review)
Newspaper article from: Wisconsin State Journal (Madison, WI); 9/3/2000; ; 700+ words
; Before the transcontinental railroad was completed in 1869 a person...World: the Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869'' (Simon...built without workers: ``The transcontinental railroad was the last great...
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Building the Transcontinental RAILROAD.
Magazine article from: Junior Scholastic; 2/26/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...spike that completed the Transcontinental Railroad. In an instant...companies that would build the railroad. The Union Pacific (UP...made low cost loans to the railroads. In addition, the railroads...parcels of free land along the railroad route. But not until 1865...
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Nothing Like it in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869.(book review)(Brief Article)(Review)
Newspaper article from: National Forum; 3/22/2001; ; 700+ words
; ...Like it in the World: The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869. New York: Simon and Schuster...Ambrose presents the amazing story of how the transcontinental railroad was built. He writes of the dreamers and planners...
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East meets West: Golden Spike National Historic Site in Utah tells the story of America's first transcontinental railroad, which transformed a nation by linking its coasts. (Historic Highlights).
Magazine article from: National Parks; 7/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...significance of the first transcontinental railroad. Indeed, mid...America's first railroads started running...dreamed about transcontinental rail travel...Central Pacific Railroad. Congress then...
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transcontinental railroad
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...transcontinental railroad. Others followed...infrequent. The transcontinental railroads immeasurably aided...J. Grodinsky, Transcontinental Railway Strategy...Southern Pacific Railroads (1963); G. Hogg...Building of the First Transcontinental Railroad (1967, repr...
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Transcontinental Railroad, Building of
Dictionary entry from: Dictionary of American History
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD, BUILDING OF TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD, BUILDING OF. The Transcontinental Railroad was the result of the U.S. commitment to Manifest Destiny and its burgeoning industrial might. Long distances and slow transportation...
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Transcontinental Railroad
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
TRANSCONTINENTAL RAILROAD On May 10, 1869, the last tracks...United States' first cross-country railroad were laid, making North America the...Congress decided in favor of extending the railroad across the country. The federal government...
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transcontinental
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
...x2022; adj. (esp. of a railroad line) crossing a continent...relating to two or more continents: a transcontinental radio audience. • n. Can. a transcontinental railroad or train. DERIVATIVES: trans...
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Railroads, Federal Land Grants to (Issue)
Encyclopedia entry from: Gale Encyclopedia of U.S. Economic History
...the construction of the transcontinental railroads. The law provided that...undertake the construction of transcontinental railroad lines would be eligible...64,623,512 to the transcontinental companies. These loans...
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