Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America by Richard White

Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

Richard White

704 pages first pub 2011 (editions)

nonfiction economics history challenging informative slow-paced
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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 th...

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