Blood, Iron, and Gold grace for president Koeppel's long years of research

Koeppel's long years of research fill the pages with new findings about the construction of the canal and its enormous impact

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This biography is history at its best

Justin Rhodes thought the same thing—until after years battling systemic illness and struggling to provide the kind of wholesome food he wanted for his family

Blood, Iron, and Gold grace for president Koeppel's long years of researchThe opening of the world's first railroad in Britain and America in 1830 marked the dawn of a new age. Within the course of a decade, tracks were being laid as far afield as Australia and Cuba, and by the outbreak of World War I, the United States alone boasted over a quarter of a million miles. With unrelenting determination, architectural innovation, and under gruesome labor conditions, a global railroad network was built that forever changed the