From the Transcontinental Railroad, to Vanderbilt's consolidation of the industry..

1. Railroads Big Business and
Robber Barons
• By Jack Garrity

4. Linking the Nation

5. Linking the Nation

6. Linking the Nation

7. Linking the Nation

8. Linking the Nation

9. Linking the Nation

10. The Union Pacific and Grenville Dodge

11. The Union Pacific and Grenville Dodge

12. The Union Pacific and Grenville Dodge

13. The Union Pacific and Grenville Dodge

14. The Union Pacific and Grenville Dodge

15. The Union Pacific and Grenville Dodge

16. The Union Pacific and Grenville Dodge

17. The Big Four and the Central Pacific

18. The Big Four and the Central Pacific

19. The Big Four and the Central Pacific

20. The Big Four and the Central Pacific

23. The Big Four and the Central Pacific

24. The Big Four and the Central Pacific

25. The Big Four and the Central Pacific

26. EngineeringVictory

27. EngineeringVictory

28. EngineeringVictory

29. The Big Four and the Central Pacific

32. Linking Other Lines

33. Linking Other Lines

34. Linking Other Lines

35. Linking Other Lines
horizontal
integration

36. • horizontal integration is a business strategy where a company
buys similar smaller competitive businesses.

37. Linking Other Lines

38. Linking the Nation

39. Linking the Nation

40. Linking the Nation

41. Linking the Nation

42. Linking the Nation

46. The Benefits of a National System

47. The Benefits of a National System

48. The Benefits of a National System

49. The Benefits of a National System

50. The Benefits of a National System

51. The Benefits of a National System

52. The Land Grant System

53. The Land Grant System

54. The Land Grant System

55. The Land Grant System

56. Robber Barons

57. Robber Barons

58. Robber Barons
stock

59. • Stock: a share of the value of a company which can be bought,
sold, or traded as an investment.

61. Robber Barons

63. Robber Barons

64. Robber Barons

65. Robber Barons

66. The Crédit Mobilier Scandal

67. The Crédit Mobilier Scandal

68. The Crédit Mobilier Scandal

69. The Crédit Mobilier Scandal

70. The Crédit Mobilier Scandal

71. The Crédit Mobilier Scandal