In this volume of the Chronicles of America, John Moody tells how railroads made the modern United States. He follows Commodore Vanderbilt and the New York Central, the Pennsylvania system, the scandal-ridden Erie, the lines that crossed the Appalachians, the race to link the oceans and the push into the Pacific Northwest.
A crisp, readable history of the men and money behind American railroads, by the founder of Moody’s ratings. Download the free EPUB.