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Summary of Burt Folsom's The Myth of the Robber Barons
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Listen to the Summary of Burt Folsom's The Myth of the Robber Barons in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. The story of the building of the transcontinental railroads is a good plot: four railroads get charters and subsidies to build across the country. It has suspense: the Union Pacific and Central Pacific frantically race across plains and over mountains to complete the railroad...
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