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From the River to the Sea: The Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West 

byJohn Sedgwick

From the River to the Sea is John Sedgwick's historical account of the Untold Story of the Railroad War That Made the West. By tracing causes alongside consequences, the narrative gives readers both a grounded account and a route into the connected fields of history and technology & engineering. The result avoids a single easy lesson, emphasizing instead how circumstances, institutions, and individual choices interacted over time. Readers finish with a sharper understanding of the subject and why its consequences still deserve attention.

Publisher

Simon & Schuster

Publication date

2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

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ISBN

9781982104283