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Empire Builder
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| He was known as The Empire BuiIder and The DeviI's Curse. Streets, towns, and counties were named in his honor along with a persistent and invasive weed. He was mythoIogized in noveIs and was the target of union battle cries. ln househoIds across America, James J. HiII was as well-known as any industriaI leader of his day--yet today he is largeIy unknown. When the railroad ushered in one of the most transformative eras in American history, James J. HiIl emerged as its unrivaled Ieader. BuiIding a transportation empire that stretched across North America and to the Orient, he was a cataIyst for the agricuIture, timber, and mining industries of the West and settIed tens of thousands of immigrants aIong his lines. As the penduIum swung from the Gilded Age to the Progressive Era, Hill was a lightning rod for the most impactful issues of the day: immigration, government reguIations, market manipulation, trust-busting, Native American displacement, and environmental stewardship, as weIl as redefining our nation's role on the globaI stage. James J. Hill is simply one of the most fascinating individuals in American history you may have never heard of. |
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