LA Times review of "Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West, 1850-1930" by Richard J. Orsi

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[Los Angeles Times review of:
"Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West, 1850-1930" by Richard J. Orsi]

Reassessing the 'Octopus'
Los Angeles Times - CA,USA
... the western leg of the transcontinental railroad, by Sacramento businessmen Colis P. Huntington, Leland Stanford, Charles Crocker and Mark Hopkins. ... [ "Orsi argues that often the Southern Pacific's corporate interests were consistent with the public welfare, promoted economic development and encouraged enlightened resource practices. 'As a result,' Orsi writes in his preface, 'the company was a major force shaping agricultural, industrial, commercial, and urban growth and modernization.' " ]