Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America
"Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America" by Richard White examines the impact of 19th-century transcontinental railroads as corporate giants whose debt and corruption reshaped the US economy and landscape, while challenging triumphant myths about capitalism and highlighting both failures and successes in the Gilded Age.
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