The Story of America: Steel, Rails, and Steam—The Industrial Revolution
May 29, 2025
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On this episode of Our American Stories, in the 34th episode of our Story of America series, Hillsdale College professor and Land of Hopeauthor Wilfred McClay tells the story of how the railroads fundamentally transformed American life—from the way we handle finance, to how we receive mail, to how we tell time. Or, as he puts it, “Suddenly, we were on the clock.”