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223 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393333619
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 05 January 2009
Description
One hundred forty years ago, four shopkeepers in Sacramento, California, rose to become the force behind the American transcontinental railroad, achieving along the way wealth beyond measure. To build influence and maintain power, they lied, bribe...
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223 pages • first pub 2008 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780393333619
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Publication date: 05 January 2009
Description
One hundred forty years ago, four shopkeepers in Sacramento, California, rose to become the force behind the American transcontinental railroad, achieving along the way wealth beyond measure. To build influence and maintain power, they lied, bribe...