9780393342376-0393342379-Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

ISBN-13: 9780393342376
ISBN-10: 0393342379
Edition: Reprint
Author: Richard White
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 720 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780393342376
ISBN-10: 0393342379
Edition: Reprint
Author: Richard White
Publication date: 2012
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Format: Paperback 720 pages

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Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America (ISBN-13: 9780393342376 and ISBN-10: 0393342379), written by authors Richard White, was published by W. W. Norton & Company in 2012. With an overall rating of 4.1 stars, it's a notable title among other Economic History (Economics, Transportation, Industries, State & Local, United States History) books. You can easily purchase or rent Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America (Paperback, Used) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used Economic History books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.59.

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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 Gilded Age, often darkly funny, that shows history to be rooted in failure as well as success.

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