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Progressive radio talk show host Thom Hartmann interviews Richard White, Margaret Byrne Professor of American History / author of numerous books including hi...
September 13, 2012, at the Linda Hall Library Richard White, the Margaret Byrne Professor of American History at Stanford University, discusses his book, Railroaded, that is an “original,...
MP3 CD FormatThe transcontinental railroads of the late nineteenth century were the first corporate behemoths. Their attempts to generate profits from prolif...
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11 lip 2011 · 'Railroaded' September 6, 2011 - KQED Forum. In his new book, Stanford history professor Richard White writes that some of the tycoons that built the transcontinental railroad system were corrupt, caused economic and environmental ruin and abused government subsidies.
13 cze 2011 · The world’s first transcontinental railroads were built in America after the Civil War. Considered one of the greatest technological feats of the 19th century, the transcontinentals transformed American life. But historian Richard White says this happened as much by their failure as success.
1 sty 2011 · With characteristic originality, range, and authority, Richard White shows the transcontinentals to be pivotal actors in the making of modern America. But the triumphal myths of the golden spike, robber barons larger than life, and an innovative capitalism all die here.
