Railroaded
Subtitle: the transcontinentals and the making of modern America
By: Richard White
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Norton
Published: 2011
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780393061260
Subjects: Land settlement; Railroads; American National characteristics; History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction; title: Genesis; title: Annus horribilis : 1873; title: Friends; title: Spatial politics; title: Kilkenny cats; title: Men in octopus suits; title: Working men; title: Looking backward; title: Collapse; title: Strike; title: Creative destruction; title: Epilogue; title: Conclusion.