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Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

Richard White

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Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

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.

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Publisher
W W Norton & Company Incorporated
Year
2011
ISBN-13
9780393061260
Genre
History
Topics
Transcontinental railroadsGilded Age AmericaCorruption and corporate finance

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