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Languages : en
Pages : 998
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Manual of the Railroads of the United States
Author: Manual of the railroads of the United States, by H.V. Poor [afterw.] Poor's Manual of the railroads of the United States
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Author: Poor's Manual of the Railroads of the United States
Author: Rails Across the Mississippi
Author: Robert Wendell JacksonPublisher: University of Illinois Press
ISBN: 9780252026805
Category : Bridges
Languages : en
Pages : 320
Book Description
"A tale of grand dreams, shady politics, daring engineering experiments, greed, ambition, and westward expansion, Rails across the Mississippi is the first book-length history since 1881 to document the planning, financing, and construction of the first bridge across the Mississippi River at St. Louis, a national engineering landmark completed in 1874 that is now known as the Eads Bridge. Robert W. Jackson takes a fresh look at this monumental project, dispersing the myths and filling in the gaps left by earlier scholarship."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved
The Life and Legend of E. H. Harriman
Author: Maury KleinPublisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807860778
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 535
Book Description
To Americans living in the early twentieth century, E. H. Harriman was as familiar a name as J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie. Like his fellow businessmen, Harriman (1847-1909) had become the symbol for an entire industry: Morgan stood for banking, Rockefeller for oil, Carnegie for iron and steel, and Harriman for railroads. Here, Maury Klein offers the first in-depth biography in more than seventy-five years of this influential yet surprisingly understudied figure. A Wall Street banker until age fifty, Harriman catapulted into the railroad arena in 1897, gaining control of the Union Pacific Railroad as it emerged from bankruptcy and successfully modernizing every aspect of its operation. He went on to expand his empire by acquiring large stakes in other railroads, including the Southern Pacific and the Baltimore and Ohio, in the process clashing with such foes as James J. Hill, J. P. Morgan, and Theodore Roosevelt. With its new insights into the myths and controversies that surround Harriman's career, this book reasserts his legacy as one of the great turn-of-the-century business titans. Originally published 2000. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Poor's Manual of Railroads
Author: Manual of the Railroads of the United States
Author: Manual of the Railroads of the United States, 1877-78 (Classic Reprint)
Author: Henry V. (Henry Varnum) PoorPublisher: New York : H.V. & H.W. Poor. [1869-1894]
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Languages : en
Pages : 1170
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Excerpt from Manual of the Railroads of the United States, 1877-78 Devoted to the discussion of the Financial Topics of the day, to original and selected articles upon the principles and practice of Banking and the Laws relating thereto, and to Statistics in refer ence to Banks, Finance and Political Economy in general. In addition to its valuable statistical and economic information, the Banker's Magazine furnishes reports of all Legal Decisions important to banks and their dealers. Each number contains also a careful record of all recent changes among banks and bankers. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
American Railroad Manual for the United States and the Dominion
Author: Manual of the Railroads of the United States for ...
Author: Henry Varnum PoorPublisher:
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 456
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