1. One part that I found interesting in Twain’s “Stagecoach Bits” was his description of the mail that was three days late. The amount that was placed not only in the coach with the passengers but also with in various other places besides the roof leaves one to only guess how that coach looked when it was done being loaded. Twain leaves this image of an overstocked coach with barely any room inside as the mail sacks rise to the sky. Secondly, was their snap judgment to strip down to their underclothes only to cover back up when night was falling upon them. Their idea to remove these articles of clothing because of the heat was something of their own design. Yet, hearing how they scrambled to get into their clothes as darkness fell around them
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3. The railroad showed America’s greed for land and money, its bigotry for cultures that were not its own, and one’s ability to get away with almost anything back then if they hid the evidence good enough. The greed for land and money was hugely shown in the people who ran the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad companies. They played the system and took every cent they could until they realized that their money train was getting ready to be pulled. So, they finally began laying down tracks. The government itself took care of the land issue by breaking the treaties it has in place with the Plains Indians and forcing them from their land once more to some place farther north. The bigotry was not only shown towards the Indians but also to the Chinese workers as well. Giving them one dollar a day compared to what their white counterpart was making is one telling sign. The other was refusing to give them citizenship after they risked their lives building the Transcontinental railroad to begin with. Finally, the ability to get away with anything comes down to Collis Hunting and his partners, as well as the mastermind himself Thomas C. Durant. These men escaped punishment for their part in money laundering because they hid the evidence extremely well or destroyed it, leaving Oak Ames to take the fall. Poor Oak Ames
3. The railroad showed America’s greed for land and money, its bigotry for cultures that were not its own, and one’s ability to get away with almost anything back then if they hid the evidence good enough. The greed for land and money was hugely shown in the people who ran the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroad companies. They played the system and took every cent they could until they realized that their money train was getting ready to be pulled. So, they finally began laying down tracks. The government itself took care of the land issue by breaking the treaties it has in place with the Plains Indians and forcing them from their land once more to some place farther north. The bigotry was not only shown towards the Indians but also to the Chinese workers as well. Giving them one dollar a day compared to what their white counterpart was making is one telling sign. The other was refusing to give them citizenship after they risked their lives building the Transcontinental railroad to begin with. Finally, the ability to get away with anything comes down to Collis Hunting and his partners, as well as the mastermind himself Thomas C. Durant. These men escaped punishment for their part in money laundering because they hid the evidence extremely well or destroyed it, leaving Oak Ames to take the fall. Poor Oak Ames