Who Built the Railroads?: A History of the Workers Who Built the Transcontinental and Trans-Siberian Railways

by Jeremy W. Richter

Thousands of laborers worked together to build the Transcontinental Railroad in the United States and Trans-Siberian Railways in Russia. This essay looks at the labor forces - largely consisting of immigrants, prisoners, and outcasts - who aided in the transformation of their countries by building the railroads.

25 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 2, 2019

About the author

Jeremy is a civil defense lawyer in Birmingham. He writes on his law blog about both practice specific and law practice management topics. Jeremy aims to help his readers improve their crafts through more efficient practice systems and effective communication. Jeremy is the author of Building a Better Law Practice, Stop Putting Out Fires, and Level Up Your Law Practice.