One of the most significant inventions to come of age in America in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries was the railroad. It developed new forms of communication and transportation, which in turn revolutionized the ideologies of the nation in relation to the economy and social values. Railroads not only created a rush to get to the West, but also modernized the American way of life. Along with many positive aspects of this modern “marvel” there …showed first 75 words of 2426 total…

…showed last 75 words of 2426 total…associated with it. The “underdogs” have to give up their livelihoods in order to survive, while the corporations or even the government have pillows to fall back in case of an emergency. Whether being the “squatters” involved with the railroad tycoons or the farmers being moved west by the way of an economic and environmental depression, there is always a positive outcome in the end in a way that is beneficial to most parties involved.