The Iron Way: Railroads, the Civil War, and the Making of Modern America by William G. Thomas

The Iron Way: Railroads, the Civil War, and the Making of Modern America

William G. Thomas

296 pages • first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction history informative medium-paced
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Beginning with Frederick Douglass's escape from slavery in 1838 on the railroad, and ending with the driving of the golden spike to link the transcontinental railroad in 1869, this book charts a critical period of American expansion and national f...

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