{"product_id":"iron-horses-americas-race-to-bring-the-railroads-west-paperback","title":"Iron Horses: America's Race to Bring the Railroads West - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWalter R. Borneman\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA \"masterly\" account of the origins of the transcontinental railroad (Douglas Brinkley) by the author of the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Admirals.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e After 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eIron Horses\u003c\/i\u003e, 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 killed by runaway trains. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e From backroom deals in Washington, DC, to armed robberies of trains in the wild deserts, from cattle cars to streamliners and Super Chiefs, all the great incidents and innovations of a mighty American era are made vivid in \u003ci\u003eIron Horses\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWalter Borneman\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of eight works of nonfiction, including \u003ci\u003eThe Admirals\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e1812\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe French and Indian War\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003ePolk\u003c\/i\u003e. He holds both a master's degree in history and a law degree. He lives in Colorado.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 448\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.3 x 8 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 18, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":45334021800038,"sku":"9780316371773","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0599\/7255\/0758\/files\/M0tHTmRMY1NBcVBySWpSM2JZOXVldz09.webp?v=1774475211","url":"https:\/\/infinitylightwa.com\/products\/iron-horses-americas-race-to-bring-the-railroads-west-paperback","provider":"Infinity Light","version":"1.0","type":"link"}