Book : Railroaded The Transcontinentals And The Making Of...

-Titulo Original : Railroaded The Transcontinentals And The Making Of Modern America

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W. W. Norton & Company

-Descripcion Original:

A Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize: A powerful book, crowded with telling details and shrewd observations. Michael Kazin, New York Times Book ReviewThis 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. 8 pages of illustrations Review Required reading for anyone interested in the history of American railroading…This is an exciting story and well told. John Steele Gordon, Wall Street JournalA model of narrative skill and [an] insightful reinterpretation of the Gilded Age. It is easily the best business history I have read. Donald Worster, SlateA scathing and wonderful new book. [Railroaded] will entertain and outrage readers. Buzzy Jackson, Boston GlobeAn acute analysis that in failure came success and in many ways the map of the nation. Scott Martelle, Washington PostImaginative, iconoclastic, immensely informative and mordantly funny. Glenn C. Altschuler, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette About the Author Richard White is the author of many acclaimed histories, including the groundbreaking study of the transcontinentals, Railroaded, winner of the Los Angeles Times Book Prize, the Francis Parkman Prize, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He is Margaret Byrne Professor of American History, Emeritus, at Stanford University, and lives near Palo Alto, California.