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Iron Horses: America's Race to Bring the Railroads West Borneman brings to life the legendary robber barons behind it all and also captures the herculean efforts required to construct these roads -- the laborers who did the back-breaking work, the brakemen
| Title | : | Iron Horses: America's Race to Bring the Railroads West |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.75 (499 Votes) |
| Id Book | : | 0316371777 |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 448 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-11-18 |
| Type File | : | PDF, DOC, RTF, ePub |
A vivid account of the origins of the transcontinental railroad -- available for the first time in trade paperback -- by the author of the bestselling The Admirals: "Borneman is masterly at writing seamless narrative." -- Douglas Brinkley, author of The Wilderness WarriorAfter the completion of the first transcontinental railroad in 1869, the rest of the United States was up for grabs, and the race was on. The prize: a better, shorter, less snowy route through the American Southwest, linking Los Angeles to Chicago. In IRON HORSES, Borneman recounts the rivalries, contested routes, political posturing, and business dealings that unfolded as an increasing number of lines pushed their way across the country.Borneman brings to life the legendary robber barons behind it all and also captures the herculean efforts required to construct these roads -- the laborers who did the back-breaking work, the brakemen who ran atop moving cars, the tracklayers crushed and
Walter R. Borneman is the author of eight acclaimed works of nonfiction, including 1812: The War That Forged a Nation, The French and Indian War, Polk, The Admirals, and, most recently, American Spring. He lives in Colorado.
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There isn't really a discussion of C per se. This book was great.. I retired with the rank of Lt in 1998. I didn't see any reference to the previous publication anywhere in the paperback edition. A mix of easy to very intricate designs. Ugggghhhh.. Explaining "How Americans Kept Its Feet," Marciano writes: "Where converting to metric measures wouldn't be convenient, Americans have kept their customary measures and are glad of it." A perfect example is that auto engine sizes are now given in liters instead of cubic inches, while the same cars' fuel performance is given in miles per gallon.. The title "Iron Horses" is misleading.. While this contains almost everything that one could possibly want to know about rigging a British Man-o-war, it is not well- presented. Well written, but with massive historical,
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