The Fever Dream That Built America's Railroads

In 1869, a Chinese herbalist's desperate midnight ride through the Sierra Nevada mountains saved the transcontinental railroad—and possibly prevented a civil war between Irish and Chinese workers that could have torn the project apart. What happened in those snow-covered peaks involved ancient remedies, a telegraph operator's diary, and a medical mystery that modern doctors still can't fully explain. Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See https://pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.