Battle at Moore’s Creek Bridge
When people think of Highland warriors, they often imagine Scotland’s misty glens, tartan, and the Jacobite rebellions. Yet one of the final Highland charges in history took place not in the...
Transcontinental Railroad
Between 1865 and 1869, over 12,000 Chinese laborers were instrumental in building the Central Pacific Railroad through the Sierra Nevada mountains. Recruited largely from southern China, these...
