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Railroaded The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

Richard White

A new, incisive history of the transcontinental railroads and how they transformed America in the decades after the Civil War. The transcontinental railroads of the late nineteenth century were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from proliferating debt sparked devasta...

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The episode noted that Richard White, a Stanford history professor, was the author of the book Railroaded, The Transcontinentals in the Making of Modern America, which examined how railroads shaped U.S. development and land policy.

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Richard White is professor emeritus of history at Stanford and the author of the book Railroaded, The Transcontinentals in the Making of Modern America.

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Episode: The Checkerboard

The episode noted that Richard White, a Stanford history professor, was the author of the book Railroaded, The Transcontinentals in the Making of Modern America, which examined how railroads shaped U.S. development and land policy.

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Richard White is professor emeritus of history at Stanford and the author of the book Railroaded, The Transcontinentals in the Making of Modern America.

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