From Pulitzer Prize winner Michael Hiltzik, the epic tale of the clash for supremacy between America’s railroad titansIn 1869, when the final spike was driven into the transcontinental railroad, few w
In 1869, when the final spike was driven into the Transcontinental Railroad, few were prepared for its seismic aftershocks. Once a hodgepodge of short, squabbling lines, America’s railways soon explod
The epic story of how science went “big” and the forgotten genius who started it all—“entertaining, thoroughly researched…partly a biography, partly an account of the influence of Ernest Lawrence’s gr
From a Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist and Los Angeles Times contributor, the untold story of how science went “big,” built the bombs that helped win World War II, and became dependent on government
Franklin Roosevelt's New Deal began as a program of short-term emergency relief measures and evolved into a truly transformative concept of the federal government's role in Americans' lives. More than
Franklin Roosevelt’s New Deal began as a program of short-term emergency relief measures and evolved into a truly transformative concept of the federal government’s role in Americans’ lives. More than
As breathtaking today as when it was completed, Hoover Dam ranks among America’s most awe-inspiring, if dubious, achievements. This epic story of the dam—from conception to design to construction—by P
"Drawing on extensive research, a Pulitzer Prize winner details the construction and lasting impact of the Hoover Dam., highlighting such historical figures as Teddy and Franklin D. Roosevelt and the
In the bestselling tradition of The Soul of a New Machine, Dealers of Lightning is a fascinating journey of intellectual creation. In the 1970s and '80s, Xerox Corporation brought together a brain-tr
Tells the story of the New Deal through the outsized personalities of the people who fought for it, opposed it, and benefited from it, including FDR, Herbert Hoover, General Hugh Johnson, and Harry Ho
Tells the story of the New Deal through the outsized personalities of the people who fought for it, opposed it, and benefited from it, including FDR, Herbert Hoover, General Hugh Johnson, and Harry Ho
