Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

Name: Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
Brand: W. W. Norton & Company
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ISBN: 9780393342376

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23 Apr, 2012

By Richard White (author)

The transcontinental railroads were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating economic ...

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ISBN-10:

0393342379

ISBN-13:

9780393342376

Publisher

W. W. Norton & Company

Dimensions

8.20 X 5.40 X 1.40 inches

Language

English

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The transcontinental railroads were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating economic panics. Their dependence on public largesse drew them into the corridors of power, initiating new forms of corruption. Their operations rearranged space and time, remade the landscape of the West, and opened new ways of life and work. Their discriminatory rates sparked a new antimonopoly politics.

The transcontinentals were pivotal actors in the making of modern America, but the triumphal myths of the golden spike, Robber Barons larger than life, and an innovative capitalism all die here. Instead we have a new vision of the Gilded Age, often darkly funny, that shows history to be rooted in failure as well as success.

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ISBN-10

:0393342379

ISBN-13

:9780393342376

Publisher

:W. W. Norton & Company

Publication date

: 23 Apr, 2012

Editorial Reviews

A different and provocative view of the role of the transcontinentals in developing the American West. Railroaded will no doubt spark lively debate and become required reading for those seeking an insightful and recast history of the transcontinental railroad saga.--Walter R. Borneman "San Francisco Chronicle"

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Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

By Richard White (author)

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