Upton Singclair

          Upton Singclair he was a famous writer in the early 1900's. he was born in 1878, and lived to be 86 and died in 1968. He wrote almost 100 different books, many where series and many where singles. some of his most famous books where, The jungle,  and muckraking. He was not only famous for his writing but for revealing unsatitary and unsafe conditions in the meat packing conditions The Time magazine called him "a man with every gift except humor and silence." He won many prized including the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction.  He also started many acts like the meat inspection act of 1919. In his life he inspired many people and along the way helped many people as well.

Summary of the transcontinental railroad

          The first nail was struck in the dirt in 1863. Over the next 5 years the 1,907 mile railroad would be built across 'MURICA.  The railroad would start in a town in Iowa and end in the San Francisco bay area.  This huge railroad was built by 3 companies, because one company could not afford to do the entire railroad. The majority of the work was done by the Irish immigrants. There where not just workers who laid down the track but many more people behind it all.  A huge bonus with building the Transcontinental railroad was the almost instant communication.  After five long years of long days and grueling heat the last nail was struck into the dirt and the railroad was finished. It was finished on May 10, 1869.