Large, inept, but powerful failures whose influence could not be avoided

Arizona, New Mexico, and western Texas were vast tracts of empty land, cows, and sheep. These herds were in the midst of collapse from drought and overgrazing. Western mines produced silver that no one needed. So that’s a view of the lack of motivation for the building of America’s transcontinental railroads you don’t often hear,…

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