Title |
Iron empires : : robber barons, railroads, and the making of modern America
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Names |
Hiltzik, Michael A.
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Book Number |
DB101229
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Title Status |
Active
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Medium |
Digital Book
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Download Link |
Downloadable talking book.
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Annotation |
Examination of the American railroad industry and prominent personalities from the completion of the Transcontinental Railway in 1869 to the opening decade of the twentieth century. Topics include the impact of railroads on the industrialization of the US and effects of capitalism and concentrated wealth. Some strong language. 2020.
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Narrator |
Ashby, Mark.
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Local Subject |
Business - BUS
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Adult Book - AD
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Adult Non-Fiction - AN
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History, United States - HUS
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History - HST
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Audience Notes |
Male narrator.
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Contains strong language.
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LC Subject |
Big business - United States - History - 19th century
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Capitalists and financiers - United States - History - 19th century
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Industrialists - United States - History - 19th century
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Railroads - United States - History - 19th century
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United States - Economic conditions - 1865-1918
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United States - History - 1865-1921
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Nonfiction
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Talking books
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Downloadable books
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Call Number |
385.097309034 ANF
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Language |
English
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Released |
2020
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Publication Info |
Washington, D.C. : National Library Service for the Blind and Print Disabled, Library of Congress, 2020 (Potomac Talking Book Services, recording studio)
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Original Publication |
Recorded from: Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2020. 9780544770348
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