| Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America Contributor(s): White, Richard (Author), Woodson, Paul (Narrated by) |
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ISBN: 1541417925 ISBN-13: 9781541417922 Publisher: Tantor Audio OUR PRICE: $53.99 Product Type: Compact Disc - Other Formats Published: June 2018 * Not available - Not in print at this time * |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Railroads - History - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Physical Information: 1.6" H x 5.4" W x 6.4" (0.90 lbs) |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The transcontinental railroads of the late nineteenth century were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devastating panics in the U.S. economy. Their dependence on public largess drew them into the corridors of power, initiating new forms of corruption. Their operations rearranged space and time, and remade the landscape of the West. As wheel and rail, car and coal, they opened new worlds of work and ways of life. Their discriminatory rates sparked broad opposition and a new antimonopoly politics. With characteristic originality, range, and authority, Richard White 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): Woodson, Paul: - Paul Woodson holds a BFA in acting from Boston University and has been acting and singing since the age of thirteen. He has recorded close to 150 audiobooks in many different genres--including romance, fiction, history, biography, and mystery-and has performed in over 100 stage productions across the USA and Europe.White, Richard: - Richard White is the Margaret Byrne Professor Emeritus of American History at Stanford University. He is the author of many acclaimed books in American western and environmental history, including Railroaded, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Parkman Prize, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. |
