White, Richard,  1947- <br/><br/>
Railroaded :  the transcontinentals and the making of modern America / 
Richard White. 
 - 1st ed. 
 - New York :  W.W. Norton & Co.,  c2011. 
 - xxxiv, 660 p. :  ill., maps ;  25 cm. 
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references and index. 
<br/><br/>Genesis -- Annus horribilis : 1873 -- Friends -- Spatial politics -- Kilkenny cats -- Men in octopus suits -- Working men -- Looking backward -- Collapse -- Strike -- Creative destruction. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780393342376 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Railroads--History--United States--19th century.<br/>Land settlement--History--United States--19th century.<br/>National characteristics, American.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>385.0973 WHI