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A Mighty Fine Road

Autor H. Roger Grant
en Limba Engleză Hardback – oct 2020
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad's history is one of big booms and bigger busts. When it became the first railroad to reach and then cross the Mississippi River in 1856, it emerged as a leading American railroad company. But after aggressive expansion and a subsequent change in management, the company struggled and eventually declared bankruptcy in 1915. What followed was a cycle of resurrections and bankruptcies; a grueling, ten-year, ultimately unsuccessful battle to merge with the Union Pacific; and the Rock Island's final liquidation in 1981. But today, long after its glory days and eventual demise, the Mighty Fine Road has left behind a living legacy of major and feeder lines throughout the country. In his latest work, railroad historian H. Roger Grant offers an accessible, gorgeously illustrated, and comprehensive history of this iconic American railroad.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780253049889
ISBN-10: 0253049881
Pagini: 342
Dimensiuni: 161 x 240 x 27 mm
Greutate: 0.93 kg
Editura: Indiana University Press (IPS)

Notă biografică

H. Roger Grant is author of numerous books, including Visionary Railroader, John W. Barriger III, Railroaders without Borders, and Railroads and the American People. He is Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University.

Cuprins

Preface
Acknowledgements
1. Pioneer Railroad
2. Expansion
3. Robber Barons
4. Rough Tracks
5. Farrington Era
6. Saving the Rock
7. Liquidation and Legacy
Index