Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America by Michael Hiltzik

Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America

Michael Hiltzik

448 pages first pub 2020 (editions)

nonfiction history politics informative slow-paced
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From Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik, the epic tale of the clash for supremacy between America's railroad titans In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the transcontinental railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Onc...

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