Most would call the building of the transcontinental railroads a triumph of capitalism and its genius tycoons, but a comedy of errors played by avaricious fools is closer to the truth. Lewis Lapham talks with historian Richard White about the failures of the companies behind a major alteration of the American West.
Lewis Lapham talks with historian Richard White about the failures of the companies behind a major alteration of the American West. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Every Drop of Blood: The Momentous Second Inauguration of Abraham Lincoln. More
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Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Never Forget Our People Were Always Free: A Parable of American Healing. More
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