How Did "Hell on Wheels" Come to Be?
May 29, 2021 ·
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Description
In this episode you learn the surprising origin of the phrase, "Hell on wheels". Discover why this phrase was used to describe the living conditions of workers hired by the...
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In this episode you learn the surprising origin of the phrase, "Hell on wheels".
Discover why this phrase was used to describe the living conditions of workers hired by the Union Pacific Railroad back in the 1860s.
Information Source:
Robert Hendrickson, "The QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins"; page 397.
Host: Stephen Carter;
Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com;
Technical Information:
Recording and first editing DAW: Audacity;
Leveled with Levelator;
Final editing and publishing DAW, Hindenburg Journalist Pro.
Microphone: Sudotack
Key Words:
hell on wheels, trains, Union Pacific, wild west, old west,
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Discover why this phrase was used to describe the living conditions of workers hired by the Union Pacific Railroad back in the 1860s.
Information Source:
Robert Hendrickson, "The QPB Encyclopedia of Word and Phrase Origins"; page 397.
Host: Stephen Carter;
Email: CarterMethod@gmail.com;
Technical Information:
Recording and first editing DAW: Audacity;
Leveled with Levelator;
Final editing and publishing DAW, Hindenburg Journalist Pro.
Microphone: Sudotack
Key Words:
hell on wheels, trains, Union Pacific, wild west, old west,
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| Author | Stephen Carter |
| Organization | Stephen Carter |
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