Railroaded - The Transcontinentals and the Making of Modern America

About the author

Richard White is the author of many acclaimed histories, including the groundbreaking study of the transcontinentals, Railroaded, winner of the LA Times Book Prize and a Pulitzer Prize finalist. He is Margaret Byrne Professor Emeritus at Stanford University, and lives in Los Angeles, California.

Summary

Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize"A powerful book, crowded with telling details and shrewd observations." —Michael Kazin, New York Times Book Review

Product details

• Authors: Richard White, White Richard
• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 04.05.2012
• EAN: 9780393342376
• ISBN: 978-0-393-34237-6
• No. of pages: 720
• Dimensions: 140 mm x 211 mm x 30 mm
• Weight: 525 g
• Illustrations: 8 pages of illustrations
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel > Rail vehicles; USA, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, TRANSPORTATION / Railroads / General, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, United States of America, USA, Trains & railways: general interest, Trains and railways: general interest