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Nothing Like It In the World : The Men Who Built the Transcontinental Railroad 1863-1869
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Abraham Lincoln, who had worked as a riverboat pilot before turning to politics, knew a thing or two about the problems of transporting goods and people from place to place. He was also convinced that the United States would flourish only if its far-flung regions were linked, replacing sectional loyalties with an overarching sense of national destiny.... »
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New Spirits: Americans in the Gilded Age, 1865-1905
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Edward's book is a very nice total history of the time period, with particularly interesting examinations of the culture. Edwards effectively tears down the notion of a sudden birth of a Progressive Era and looks at its roots in the "Gilded Age." She, in a very thoughtful way, breaks down some of the simple victomology that tends to encompass study o... »
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A Short History of Reconstruction
This is probably the most scurrilous work of history I've ever read. First, the north did want revenge on the South, and boy did they ever get it. The a... »
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Ship of Gold in the Deep Blue Sea
The facts speak for themselves. In 1857, the Central America, a sidewheel steamer ferrying passengers fresh from the gold rush of California to New... »
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The Scotch-Irish: A Social History
Pros: Works extremely well as a general study, is written in a way that will appeal to several different kinds of audiences.
Cons: Is to... »
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