One of the most important figures in Texas railroad development was business titan Jay Gould. Born Jason Gould in Roxbury, New York, into a farming family in 1836, he grew to hate farming.

Born Jason Gould in Roxbury, New York, into a farming family in 1836, he grew to hate farming. As a result, his father, John Burr Gould, reportedly left him at a boarding school with 50 cents and ...

Gould died of tuberculosis in New York City in 1892. Though railroads have declined in relative importance since his day, the railroad magnate put Texas and America on the path to the Twentieth ...

New York Elevated Railway Cars and Engines, Scientific American, Vol. 42, No. 26 (JUNE 26, 1880), p. 405 ...

AMERICAN RASCAL: How Jay Gould Built Wall Street’s Biggest Fortune, by Greg Steinmetz On April 5, 1882, Theodore Roosevelt stood in the New York State Assembly and demanded an investigation.