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Iron empires : robber barons, railroads, and the making of modern America /

In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the Transcontinental Railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, America's railways exploded into a titanic industry helmed by a pageant of speculators, crooks and visionaries. Hiltzik shows...

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Main Author:	Hiltzik, Michael A. (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, [2020]
Subjects:	Railroads > United States > History > 19th century. Industrialists > United States > History > 19th century. Capitalists and financiers > United States > History > 19th century. Big business > United States > History > 19th century. United States > Economic conditions > 1865-1918. United States > History > 1865-1921. HISTORY / United States / 19th Century. TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / History. BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Transportation.

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