According to biographer Albro Martin, James J. Hill was "the last and greatest American railroad leader in the heroic era." The native Canadian's name became synonymous with railroad innovation ...

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He's known as "the Empire Builder of the Northwest" — and his name is James J. Hill. The year is 1902, and railroad magnate Hill has become President Theodore Roosevelt's first target in his ...