He is the margaret byrne professor of american history at stanford university, having previously taught at the university of washington, university of utah. In this respect, railroaded is a good commentary on labor relations, particularly on how the pullman strike of 1894 was crushed and how the strikers found regional or local strengths based on. Interestingly, white, in his conclusions in railroaded, appears somewhat dismayed at the chaos that reigned among the railroad companies and within the socalled markets that connected the railroads to the farmers, ranchers, and miners who used the railroads for shipping. Whites book was in part a call for historians to focus on the interplay of manmade and natural forces, to see how they came together to shape western history, to reject the easy and often misleading dichotomy between the two. A powerful book, crowded with telling details and shrewd observations. July 11, 2011 in his new book, railroaded, historian richard white examines the impact transcontinental train corporations had. But railroaded, as its title suggests, is also a onesided account. Not only is it devoid of dry facts, but it is also interspersed with witticisms.
We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. The historian richard white sees the 19thcentury american railways as a gilded age extravagance that worked social, political and. View richard whites profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. The book railroaded is a new, incisive history of the transcontinental railroads and how they transformed america in the decades after the civil war. Governor cuomo announces appointment of senior official to. It is based on the 1997 vanity fair article american nightmare. White s book does a better job in explaining how the federal and state governments teamed with the railroads to crush the workers rights movement.
In his new book, railroaded, historian richard white examines the impact transcontinental train corporations had on business and politics at the end of the 19th century. Railroaded by richard white overdrive rakuten overdrive. The transcontinentals and the making of modern america. See the complete profile on linkedin and discover richards connections and jobs at similar companies. Richard white is an huniversity of sydney in 20, having taught australian history and the history of travel and tourism there since 1989. The reason is that white started out working from magazine nudes, finding colt and target studio models and lighting particularly to his liking. The book is based on a deep reading of the sources and is a must read for anyone interested in transportation and the development of the american economy. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for geoffrey richar. Richard whites book demolishes this largely benign view of the transcontinentals. The movies account of the actual explosion, and jewells role in discovering the suspicious knapsack containing the bomb closely. This book provides an overview of the development of railroads in united states west of the missouri.
Once viewed as a seminal moment in the making of the united states and the west, the events at promontory summit and their aftermath receive a great deal of critical attention in richard whites provocative and polemical book, railroaded. An olympic bombing, the fbi, the media, and richard jewell, the man caught in the middle by kent alexander and kevin salwen. With characteristic originality, range, and authority, richard white shows the. In railroaded, richard white gives a comprehensive account of the economic, social, and political aspects of transcontinental railroads. He inaugurated the tradition of protest explored by other black writers after world war ii. In his book the author recounts the social and economic impact the transcontinental railroads had on the way. Richard whites railroaded is my first book on postcivilwar railroad construction in the us, and it impressed me favorably. The transcontinentals and the making of modern america white. The transcontinentals and the making of modern america by richard white w. The transcontinentals and the making of modern america, richard white charts the rise and expansion of americas rail system and the greed and corruption that fed it. The history of the american west is one of intensive human uses and changes of the land. On july 30, 1996, the media identified richard jewell as the f. Additionally, his newest novel, on wings of steel, will be released by musa this fall as a part of the darkside codex, a shared world project that he helped create. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.
The transcontinental railroads of the late nineteenth century were the first corporate behemoths. A new, incisive history of the transcontinental railroads and how they transformed america in the decades after the civil war. Richard white born may 28, 1947 is an american historian, a past president of the organization of american historians, and the author of influential books on the american west, native american history, railroads, and environmental history. With characteristic originality, range, and authority, richard white shows the transcontinentals to be pivotal actors in the making of modern america. He shows that their construction was plagued by incompetence and corruption. Crony capitalism and the transcontinental railroads. He is the author of many acclaimed books in american western and environmental history, including railroaded. White is the author of the for a few gold pieces more collection of dark fantasy short stories being released by musa publishing. Progressive radio talk show host thom hartmann interviews richard white, margaret byrne professor of american history author of numerous books including his latest railroaded. Richard white presented a history of the operation of the transcontinental railroads. Join facebook to connect with rudd richar and others you may know.
He is the author of many acclaimed books in american western. Richard wright has 149 books on goodreads with 290315 ratings. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for richard white. With his deep background in both law enforcement and real estate law, deputy commissioner white is just the person our state needs for this crucial new position. What white, a stanford university professor and author of several previous books on the west, brings here is a fresh and welcome agglomeration. The transcontinentals and the making of modern america by richard white 20110531 richard white on. Richard nathaniel wright september 4, 1908 november 28, 1960 was an american author of novels, short stories, poems, and nonfiction. Richard wright, novelist and shortstory writer who was among the first african american writers to protest white treatment of blacks, notably in his novel native son 1940 and his autobiography, black boy 1945. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that the. Transcontinental railroads, he asserts in railroaded, were a gilded age extravagance that rent holes in the political, social and environmental. Along with writing fantasy and science fiction, rich has been bitten by the new pulp bug. A history of getting away in australia, symbols of australia and playing in the bush.
Theodore roosevelt as civil service commissioner, 18891895, and more on. Geoffrey richar phone, address, background info whitepages. Whites book does a better job in explaining how the federal and state governments teamed with the railroads to crush the workers rights movement. The book sounds like the author richard white has a problem with everything and everybody in america. Richard white is the margaret byrne professor emeritus of american history at stanford university. His history of the how the transcontinental railroads came into being is a different and refreshing look at the men who financed and constructed these roads. Far from being the harbingers of order and modernity, they were largely vehicles for financial manipulation, political corruption, and personal gain harbingers of a different kind of modernity. For the first time, the 34yearold security guard tells his extraordinary story, to marie brenner. Richard jewell really was the hero of the olympic bombing. Richard white division director financial services. His publications include inventing australia, the oxford book of australian travel writing, on holidays.
Historian and former uw professor he now teaches at stanford richard white is the author of a number of intriguing books about american history, including the roots of dependency. Richard white is the margaret byrne professor emeritus of american history at. Much of his literature concerns racial themes, especially related to the plight of african americans during the late 19th to mid20th centuries, who suffered discrimination and violence in the south and the north. The ballad of richard jewell by marie brenner, and the 2019 book the suspect. Richard jewell is a 2019 american biographical drama film directed and produced by clint eastwood, and written by billy ray. Check out richard whites latest activity on the outbound collective the best place to find local adventures, plan travel, and share stories. Richard white argues that the transcontinental railroads of the late 19th century were political, business, and social failures that should not have been constructed when and where they were. The main virtue of this work is the focus on all the different classes of people who stood behind the magnificent system. He graduated from kansas city univ of medicine bioscience college of osteopathic medicine in 1991 and specializes in family medicine. Richard white phone, address, background info whitepages. Richard whites railroaded is my first book on postcivilwar railroad construction in the us.
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