Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America, April 5

Lecture by Richard White, Stanford University. With the passage of the Homestead Act, the Pacific Railroad Act, and the Morrill Act in 1862, the U.S. federal government drew a new blueprint for colonizing and developing the American West. Co-sponsored by UW Libraries. Location: Room 210, Kane Hall. Thursday, April 5, 7:00pm. Free and open to the public, but tickets required - cspn@uw.edu or 206-543-8656