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Railroaded The Transcontinentals And The Making Of Modern America
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Author : Richard White
language : en
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Release Date : 2011-05-31
Railroaded The Transcontinentals And The Making Of Modern America written by Richard White and has been published by W. W. Norton & Company this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011-05-31 with History categories.
A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize "A powerful book, crowded with telling details and shrewd observations." —Michael Kazin, New York Times Book Review 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.
Railroaded
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Author : Richard White
language : en
Publisher: National Geographic Books
Release Date : 2012-03-27
Railroaded written by Richard White and has been published by National Geographic Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-03-27 with History categories.
A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize "A powerful book, crowded with telling details and shrewd observations." —Michael Kazin, New York Times Book Review 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.
Railroaded
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Author : Richard White
language : en
Publisher: W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Release Date : 2011
Railroaded written by Richard White and has been published by W W Norton & Company Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2011 with History categories.
Describes the roll played by the transcontinental railroads in the making of modern America during the Gilded Age, discussing the economic panics caused by their debt and how their dependence on donations from the wealthy initiated new forms of corruption. 20,000 first printing.
We Were Railroaded
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Author : Mary A. Hyde
language : en
Publisher: Magnolia Press
Release Date : 1985-06-01
We Were Railroaded written by Mary A. Hyde and has been published by Magnolia Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1985-06-01 with categories.
Complete Book Of North American Railroading
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Author : Kevin EuDaly
language : en
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Release Date : 2009-07-15
Complete Book Of North American Railroading written by Kevin EuDaly and has been published by Voyageur Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-07-15 with Transportation categories.
The year 1827 marked the completion of the United States’ first railroad--and the beginning of a transformation of American life. This book, spanning nearly two centuries, offers an exhilarating tour of the railways’ inroads into the economy, society, and culture of North America. Illustrated with more than 400 historical and modern photographs and period advertisements, The Complete Book of North American Railroading takes readers back to the birth of the railroads, then travels through the “Golden Age” from 1900 to 1950 and on to the railways of our day. Locomotives, from steam to electric and diesel; passenger travel; freight operations; and infrastructure, including stations, bridges, depots, roundhouse, railyards, and signaling are all thoroughly examined and amply illustrated. Authors Kevin EuDaly and Mike Schafer delve into the history, the culture, and the technology of the railroads as they have carried travelers across the continent, brought goods to market, connected businesses in peacetime and war, and enriched the canon of American folklore and the quality of everyday life.
The Railroaded
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Author : Raymond Conklin
language : en
Publisher: Mill City Press, Incorporated
Release Date : 2018-01-31
The Railroaded written by Raymond Conklin and has been published by Mill City Press, Incorporated this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-01-31 with Education categories.
The law that Congress created, changed lives of the Innocent 154 forever and remains a threat to every American alive today. Before reading this book please go to: TheeRailroaded.com The Videos, newspaper articles and gallery of pictures will prepare your hearts and minds. This is about much more than a train wreck. It is shocking but totally true tale about one of the Innocent 154. All aboard the Railroaded train.
Encyclopedia Of Railroading
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1910
Encyclopedia Of Railroading written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1910 with Air-brakes categories.
Railroading The Modern Way
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Author : Selwyn Kip Farrington
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1951
Railroading The Modern Way written by Selwyn Kip Farrington and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1951 with Railroads categories.
Information about 15 mail American railroad lines not covered in the author's previous volumes - the new crack trains, modern traffic controls and safety devices, Diesel engines, the Sperry rail car, etc. 72 pages of photos.
Railroaded
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Author : Simon Bain
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1986-01-01
Railroaded written by Simon Bain and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1986-01-01 with Business & Economics categories.
Railroaded
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Author : Rufe Jefferson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
Railroaded written by Rufe Jefferson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1981 with categories.