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Traqueros and the Building of the Southwest

Season 1 Episode 2 | 1m 48s

After the Civil War, goods were in high demand, especially in the West where towns and cities were springing up overnight. But major railroad infrastructure was needed to connect the wide-spanning country – and Mexican and Mexican American track workers known as “traqueros” were instrumental in bringing the railways to the Southwest, allowing for the rise of cities like Phoenix and Los Angeles.

Funding for American Historia is provided, in part, by PBS, the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the Anderson Family Charitable Fund, Sue and Edgar Wachenheim III, The WNET Group’s Chasing the Dream initiative, the Ford Foundation/JustFilms, and Seton J. Melvin.
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Sienna goes to a festival with her family and learns to use the potty at a public event!
Jodi is at the neighborhood concert and learns how she can use an outdoor bathroom there!
Daniel learns all about how he can use the bathroom at the train station.
A song about how if you need to go potty someplace new, you can use a different bathroom.
A song about how it's good to go slow to pay attention to all the things around you!
Katerina imagines she's a baker at a mozie bakery!
Khian makes a boat while learning about origami, the Japanese art of folding paper!
When he breaks a toy boat, Daniel learns it's good to go slow and fixes it with Grandpere.
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