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Iron Empires: Robber Barons, Railroads, and the Making of Modern America Sergeant Jim Chee of theFrom Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik, the epic tale of the clash for supremacy between Americas railroad titans In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the transcontinental railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, Americas railways soon exploded into a titanic industry helmed by a pageant of speculators, crooks, and visionaries. The vicious competition between empire builders