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Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
Railroaded The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
Author: Richard White
A new, incisive history of the transcontinental railroads and how they transformed America in the decades after the Civil War. 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 dependenc...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780393061260
ISBN-10: 0393061264
Publication Date: 5/31/2011
Pages: 736
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Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Book Type: Hardcover
Other Versions: Paperback
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