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PublisherNorton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.

ISBN-100393333612

ISBN-139780393333619

eBay Product ID (ePID)66589029

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Book TitleAssociates : Four Capitalists Who Created California

Number of Pages240 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2009

TopicUnited States / State & Local / West (Ak, CA, Co, Hi, Id, Mt, Nv, Ut, WY), Railroads / History, General, Business, Corporate & Business History

GenreTransportation, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History

AuthorRichard Rayner

Book SeriesEnterprise Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height0.7 in

Item Weight7.5 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5.4 in

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Intended AudienceTrade

ReviewsAn astute, artful history ... the author regards his subjects with a mixture of awe and revulsion.

TitleLeadingThe

Dewey Edition22

Series Volume Number0

Dewey Decimal385.092/2794

SynopsisOne 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, bribed, and, when necessary, arranged for obstacles, both human and legal, to disappear. Their names were Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins, and they were known as "The Big Four" or "The Associates." Their drive for money--nothing more, nothing less--was epic. Their legacy is a university, public gardens, museums, mansions, banks, and libraries--and to a large degree, California itself. A captivating chronicle of a crucial period in American urban expansion, The Associates is a true-to-life tale of ruthless ambition, staggering greed, and the making of a nation., "A first-rate look at the little-known story behind the creation of America's first continental railroad... Entertaining and well written." -- Publishers Weekly 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, bribed, and, when necessary, arranged for obstacles, both human and legal, to disappear. Their names were Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins, and they were known as "The Big Four" or "The Associates." Their drive for money -- nothing more, nothing less -- was epic. Their legacy is a university, public gardens, museums, mansions, banks, and libraries-and to a large degree, California itself. A captivating chronicle of a crucial period in American urban expansion, The Associates is a true-to-life tale of ruthless ambition, staggering greed, and the making of a nation., "A first-rate look at the little-known story behind the creation of America's first continental railroad...Entertaining and well written." --Publishers Weekly