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Название: Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America Автор: Michael Hiltzik Издательство: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt ISBN: 0544770315 Год: 2020 Формат: EPUB Страниц: 448 Размер: 18,7 МБ Язык: Английский
In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the Transcontinental Railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, America’s railways soon exploded into a titanic industry helmed by a pageant of speculators, crooks, and visionaries.