In 1856, at the age of 20, gould truly entered the business world when he partnered with charles leupp and opened a tannery.

Webfive years later, huntington was bitten by the railroad bug, in the form of ted judah, who visualized a railroad stretching across the american continent.

Webin 1860, the railroad wars that raged for decades reached a climax.

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Despite modest developments in infrastructure, america remained a largely untamed expanse of land.

Webon may 10, 1869, railroad tycoon leland stanford drove in the famous golden spike linking up the two halves of the country's first transcontinental railroad.

For about a year this.

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