The makers of Transcontinental Railroad traveled back and forth across the original route of the railroad, looking for locations, stories, and images. Explore the path of the original railroad through six Western states with producer Mark Zwonitzer as your guide.
When press reports of the dire situation in the Dust Bowl appeared throughout the country, John L. McCarty, the outspoken young editor of the "Dalhart Texan" newspaper, rushed to the region's defense.
Sample some questions and answers collected by the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers Project as part of the New Deal employment programs.
