Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

by Richard White

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The transcontinental railroads of the late nineteenth century were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating panics in the U.S. economy. Their dependence on public largess drew them into the corridors of power, initiating new forms of corruption. Their operations rearranged space and time, and remade the landscape of the West. As wheel and rail, car and coal, they opened new worlds...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0393061264

ISBN13:9780393061260

Release Date:May 2011

Publisher:W. W. Norton & Company

Length:704 Pages

Weight:2.54 lbs.

Dimensions:1.9" x 6.5" x 9.6"

Related Subjects

19th Century History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Railroads Transportation

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