Half of all railroads went bankrupt; the US economy shrunk by a third.
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When Europeans realized this, the flow of capital to the US stopped, abruptly. This led to the Panic of 1873. Then Jay Cookeβs Northern Pacific failed: the beginning of the end.
Half of all railroads went bankrupt; the US economy shrunk by a third.
Half of all railroads went bankrupt; the US economy shrunk by a third.