Travelers, Tracks, and Tycoons: The Railroad in American Legend and LifeA richly illustrated look at the multifaceted history of American railways. Its no exaggeration to say that, in the nineteenth century, railroads completely remade the United States: geographically, economically, andthrough the advent of standardized time zonestemporally. Though today their domination on transport and freight shipping has been superseded by automobiles and aviation, the railroad remains a vital piece of the nations infrastructure and