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Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
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| #37877 in Books | W. W. Norton Company | 2012-04-23 | 2012-04-23 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 | 8.30 x1.40 x5.50l,1.21 | File type: PDF | 720 pages | ||133 of 141 people found the following review helpful.| The Transcontinental Railroads and Creative Destruction|By Robin Friedman|On May 10, 1869 at Promontory Summit, Utah, the lines of the Union Pacific and Central Pacific Railroads were symbolically linked together to celebrate the completion of the first transcontinental railroad. An iconic photograph celebrates this event. Once viewed as a seminal moment in the making of th||“Required reading for anyone interested in the history of American railroading…This is an exciting story and well told.” - John Steele Gordon, Wall Street Journal
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A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize: "A powerful book, crowded with telling details and shrewd observations." ―Michael Kazin, New York Times Book Review
This original, deeply researched history shows the transcontinentals to be 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 Gi...
You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America | Richard White. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.