H. Roger Grant is Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University. He is author of over 30 books, including The Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Rail Road: Dreams of Linking North and South (IUP, 2014), Railroads and the American People (IUP, 2012), Iowa's Railroads: An Album (with Don L. Hofsommer) (IUP, 2009), and Visionary Railroader: Jervis Langdon Jr. and the Transportation Revolution (IUP, 2008).

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Beginnings 2. Iowa Interstate: An RDC Triumph 3. Latin America: Philosophy of Foreign Investments4. Africa and Europe: Malawi and Mozambique5. New InvolvementsNotesIndex

This book will undoubtedly appeal to readers interested in railroads but also to anyone intrigued by the study of business. Outstanding photographs and maps add visual interest. Overall, the author's wide-ranging research, extensive command of railroad history, and clear expression make this volume a pleasure to recommend.(The Annals of Iowa) This is an important addition to our knowledge of railway restructurings worldwide, a process that continues, and in which RDC continues to play an important role.(The Lexington Quarterly)

H. Roger Grant is Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University. He is author of over 30 books, including The Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Rail Road: Dreams of Linking North and South (IUP, 2014), Railroads and the American People (IUP, 2012), Iowa's Railroads: An Album (with Don L. Hofsommer) (IUP, 2009), and Visionary Railroader: Jervis Langdon Jr. and the Transportation Revolution (IUP, 2008).

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Beginnings 2. Iowa Interstate: An RDC Triumph 3. Latin America: Philosophy of Foreign Investments4. Africa and Europe: Malawi and Mozambique5. New InvolvementsNotesIndex

This book will undoubtedly appeal to readers interested in railroads but also to anyone intrigued by the study of business. Outstanding photographs and maps add visual interest. Overall, the author's wide-ranging research, extensive command of railroad history, and clear expression make this volume a pleasure to recommend.(The Annals of Iowa) This is an important addition to our knowledge of railway restructurings worldwide, a process that continues, and in which RDC continues to play an important role.(The Lexington Quarterly)

H. Roger Grant is Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University. He is author of over 30 books, including The Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Rail Road: Dreams of Linking North and South (IUP, 2014), Railroads and the American People (IUP, 2012), Iowa's Railroads: An Album (with Don L. Hofsommer) (IUP, 2009), and Visionary Railroader: Jervis Langdon Jr. and the Transportation Revolution (IUP, 2008).

• PrefaceAcknowledgments1. Beginnings 2. Iowa Interstate: An RDC Triumph 3. Latin America: Philosophy of Foreign Investments4. Africa and Europe: Malawi and Mozambique5. New InvolvementsNotesIndex

This book will undoubtedly appeal to readers interested in railroads but also to anyone intrigued by the study of business. Outstanding photographs and maps add visual interest. Overall, the author's wide-ranging research, extensive command of railroad history, and clear expression make this volume a pleasure to recommend.(The Annals of Iowa) This is an important addition to our knowledge of railway restructurings worldwide, a process that continues, and in which RDC continues to play an important role.(The Lexington Quarterly)