Author : Richard Rayner
Publisher : W. W. Norton & Company
ISBN 13 : 0393333612
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (933 download)
Book Synopsis The Associates: Four Capitalists Who Created California (Enterprise) by : Richard Rayner
Download or read book The Associates: Four Capitalists Who Created California (Enterprise) written by Richard Rayner and published by W. W. Norton & Company. This book was released on 2009-01-05 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A true-life tale of ruthless ambition, staggering greed, and the making of a nation. Four men--Collis Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker, and Mark Hopkins--rose from their position as middle-class merchants to become the force behind the transcontinental railroad.