On this episode of Our American Stories this is the story of the men known as The Big Four who incorporated the Central Pacific Railroad and helped build the transcontinental railroad These four individuals risked their businesses money time and talent in order to achieve an unprecedented feat of engineering vision and courage Here to tell the story is Roger McGrath McGrath is the author of Gunfighters Highwaymen and Vigilantes Violence on the Frontier Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories this is the story of the men known as The Big Four who incorporated the Central Pacific Railroad and helped build the transcontinental railroad These four individuals risked their businesses money time and talent in order to achieve an unprecedented feat of engineering vision and courage Here to tell the story is Roger McGrath McGrath is the author of Gunfighters Highwaymen and Vigilantes Violence on the Frontier Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate See omnystudio com listener for privacy information [... more]

On this episode of Our American Stories Tish Dahmen Executive Director of the Idaho Potato Museum tells the story of the worlds largest potato chip a massive baked potato and the potato innovations that put Idaho on the map Roger McGrath author of Gunfighters Highwaymen and Vigilantes Violence on the Frontier tells us the story of the men known as The Big Four who incorporated the Central Pacific Railroad and helped build the transcontinental railroad Support the show https www ouramericanstories com donate Time Codes - The Humble Potato Idaho's Superstarch - The Four Men Who Built the Transcontinental RailroadSee [... more]