The Railroad King

Westward Rails #1

by Paul R. Rothweiler

L. J. Hays came to the Northwest a poor young man in search of his future. A cunning, driven and exciting twenty-seven year old, he found his destiny in the great migrations that were opening the North American continent. Railroad King is the story of an empire built by one extraordinary man. It begins the sweeping epic of how, almost penniless and lone, L. J. Hays came to own more steamboats, railroads and land than any other man in America. It is a saga of power and money of spectacular porportions.

320 pages, Paperback

First published August 1, 1981