DAVID HAWARD BAIN

The Old Iron Road

An Epic of Rails, Roads, and the Urge to Go West

EMPIRE EXPRESS
Building the First Transcontinental Railroad

"The definitive story of the heroism and heartbreak that
produced a railroad, changed the landscape of
the country, and altered the horizon
of the nation."
-- The Wall Street Journal

"Meticulously researched...Mr. Bain is more than a solid historian; he is also a good writer. A great yarn,
skillfully told."
--New York Times Book Review

"The spirit of Robert Frost animates the title and dominates the text of this in-house history of America's oldest writers' conference." -- The New Yorker

"His brilliant first effort is shocking, humane, and inexpressibly tragic."
-- Baltimore Sun