| Railroaded: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America Contributor(s): White, Richard (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393342379 ISBN-13: 9780393342376 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $17.96 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Transportation | Railroads - History - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 385.097 |
| Physical Information: 1.4" H x 5.4" W x 8.2" (1.20 lbs) 720 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: 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. |
Contributor Bio(s): 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: The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Parkman Prize, and a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize. |
