That man from this industry also launched a 1899 Alaskan expedition based on an obsession with killing bears.
One person involved in this industry created the future home of Dwight Eisenhower's American Assembly, the "Arden" estate in New York. That man from this industry also launched a 1899 Alaskan expedition based on an obsession with killing bears. One leader in this industry had his reputation tarnished by the publication of his legislative shenanigans in the Colton Letters, and was also a target of muckraker Charles E. Russell. A prominent group in this industry kicked Theodore (*) Judah out of a project he'd masterminded. A magnate in this industry commissioned Muybridge's photographic study of galloping horses. "Victory Day" was celebrated in 1869 by a group in this industry known to themselves as "The Associates" and to others as "The Big Four." A checkerboard land strategy was employed by that group in this industry, comprised of Mark Hopkins, Charles Crocker, Collis Huntington, and Leland Stanford. For 10 points, name this industry, portions of which were reviled in California as the all-consuming "octopus."
One person involved in this industry created the future home of Dwight Eisenhower's American Assembly, the "Arden" estate in New York.
railroads (accept trains or locomotives or other equivalent answers; prompt on "transportation" or similar answers)