Railroad King — 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 continent.

RAILROAD KING is the story of an empire built by one extraordinary man. It begins the sweeping epic of how, almost penniless and alone, 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 proportions.

Across the broad canvas of a railroad empire, a giant forces his will on those around him. But L. J. Hays remains very much a man. And so his story is of love and desire among the nation's richest families. His is a tale of hatred and betrayal, greed and honesty. Finally, it is the touching story of a friendship beleaguered by ambition.

RAILROAD KING begins a stirring series filled with action, passion and intrigue at the most rarified heights of power.