24 Oct
Posted October 24, 2011 by scoop2go in Audiovisual and video, Frontier/ Native Americans, National Expansion, Native Americans, Western settlement. Comments Off on New Series on AMC on the building of the Transcontinental Railroad
November 6 will be the first episode of the new original series Hell on Wheels at 9 pm on AMC. From the previews, this looks like a very interesting historical drama. Even though we will not talk about the building of the transcontinental railroad until the beginning of next semester, the show starts in 2 weeks. Here is the link to the companion website: http://www.amctv.com/shows/hell-on-wheels
Almost exactly NINE MONTHS from the first day of school– just like a pregnancy! Except this one will absolutely end on time, no matter what.
“Omne solum forti patria est.” (The brave find a home in every land.)–Ovid
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“History will be kind to me for I intend to write it.” — Winston Churchill
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“Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it.”- George Santayana
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