Springfield, Illinois. Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west, but Marh, a co...
Springfield, Illinois. Brandon, a surveyor, dreams of building a railway to the west, but Marh, a contractor, is sceptical. Abraham Lincoln looks on as their children, Davy Brandon and Miriam Marh, play together. Brandon sets off with Davy to survey a route. They discover a new pass which will shave 200 miles off the expected distance, but they are set upon by a party of Cheyenne. One of them, a white renegade with only two finger on his right hand, kills Brandon and scalps him. Davy buries his father... Year pass. It is 1862 and Lincoln sign the bill authorizing contruction of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific railways. Marh is principal contractor and Miriam is engaged to Jesson, the chief engineer... Crews of Chinese, Italian, and Irish work to build the railway while resisting Indian attack. When the pay train is delayed by Indian ambush, the Italian go on strike. Miriam peruades them to return to work... Marh needs to find a shortcut through the Black Hills. To ...
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