Description:
Named One of the Best Nonfiction Books of 2022 by the Los Angeles Times
A premier historian penetrates the fog of corruption and cover-up still surrounding the murder of a Stanford University founder to establish who did it, how, and why.
Brief description: Richard White's distinguished career is marked by pioneering works in environmental history and landmark histories of the Gilded Age. His history of the transcontinentals, Railroaded, was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize and winner of the Parkman Prize and Los Angeles Times Book Award. He taught for many years at Stanford University, and lives now in Los Angeles, California.
Review Quotes: White...is a formidable detective. Others have examined pieces of this mystery, but White solves it by unearthing evidence of motive and opportunity and means....White picks apart differing recollections and testimonies, rules out potential suspects, tracks down potential accomplices, and makes connections no one did at the time.--Susan Berfield "The American Scholar"