Saturday, November 2, 2019

Iron Wheels and Broken Men: The Railroad Barons and the Plunder of the West by Richard O'Connor

Hardcover with DJ in mylar. Putnam, 1973, first edition. In near fine condition. How and why the transcontinental railroads were built, with cast of players from exploited Chinese and Irish gandy dancers and dance-hall girls to the Wall Street tycoons, land barons, and presidents who conned thousands onto the sterile waterless plains. William F. Cody was paid $500 a month to kill at least twelve buffalo a day for meat. In 18 months he killed 4,280 buffalo to nourish the Kansas Pacific's workmen.

Author Name: O'Connor, Richard
Edition: First Edition
Publisher: Putnam: 1973
ISBN Number: 0399111204
ISBN Number 13: 9780399111204
Binding: Hardcover
Book Condition: Near Fine
Type: Book
Seller ID: 016502
Price: $30.00

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