Transcontinental Railroad - Biography: Oakes Ames (1804-1873)

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union pacific trains railroad california transportation republicans 19th century corporations biography credit mobilier corruption scandal businessmen industry
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History-Social Science
Grade Levels
Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Transcontinental Railroad - Biography: Oakes Ames (1804-1873)

The transcontinental railroad would bring business leader Oakes Aimes great wealth -- until 1873, when the Credit Mobilier scandal destroyed his career. Learn more with this biography from American Experience: "Transcontinental Railroad."
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