The heroes in this extraordinary epic are the Irish labourers and Chinese coolies; the villains, the avaricious bankers and the corrupt politicians. Before the undertaking was complete, more than 155 million acres of land had been given away to railway magnates, the Indian tribes had been massacred and the buffalo driven from the Great Plains, millions of settlers had been lured from Europe and a colossal industrial nation had been forged.
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About the Author:
Dee Brown was born on February 28, 1908, in Alberta, Louisiana and died in 2002.
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- PublisherBantam
- Publication date1978
- ISBN 10 0553114328
- ISBN 13 9780553114324
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages309
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