Central Pacific Railroad Photographic History Museum
Why would people want to work on railroads? What were the benefits and advantages of the job?
See "Chinese Laborers and the Construction of the Central Pacific."
Thirty dollars a month in gold was an enormous sum to an impoverished Chinese peasant in the 1860's. The workers were able to save $20/month from their wages.
See "Chinese Laborers and the Construction of the Central Pacific."
ReplyDeleteThirty dollars a month in gold was an enormous sum to an impoverished Chinese peasant in the 1860's. The workers were able to save $20/month from their wages.
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