Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
Richard White$21.24
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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 Gilded Age, often darkly funny, that shows history to be rooted in failure as well as success.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 04/23/2012
ISBN: 9780393342376
Pages: 660
Weight: 1.20lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.52w x 1.32d
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 06/03/2012 pg. 48