Five families with an American dream. One railroad to span a nation.
Collis Huntington, the last living member of the Associates, now wants to set the record straight. Huntington invites his most critical reporter into his home for the interview of the century. As his story of the Central Pacific Railroad Company unfolds, its truths emerge.
The Associates' rise to royalty.
Sordid affairs.
Traiterous manuevering.
Treasonous fleecing by their rivals back east.
A Gilded Age Victorian drama replete with corruption, passion, conspiracies, corporate espionage, and sways of power. A single engineering marvel will transform them from dusty Sacramento store clerks into the most powerful men on Earth.
