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Hidy, Ralph W.; Hidy, Muriel E.; Scott, Roy V. - The Great Northern Railway. A History.  - 9780816644292 - V9780816644292
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The Great Northern Railway. A History.

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Description for The Great Northern Railway. A History. Paperback. Num Pages: 384 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBT; KNGT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 209 x 274 x 23. Weight in Grams: 1179.

The definitive history of one of the nation’s great transcontinental railroads

In the sprawling Northwest, from the upper Mississippi River valley to Puget Sound, no railroad shaped the landscape and society like the Great Northern Railway Company. This is the complete history of that enterprise, from 1856, when the first charter was granted, through the era of James J. Hill—known as the Empire Builder—to its maturation and eventual merger in 1970, when the eight-thousand-mile Great Northern was incorporated into the massive Burlington Northern.

The Great Northern Railway highlights the changes brought on by economic, political, social, and technological advances, ... Read more

Illustrated with more than two hundred maps, period photographs, and drawings, the volume also includes appendixes listing the original track-laying history, track removals, ruling grades on main freight routes, and main line ruling grades from Minneapolis to Seattle.

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publication date
2004
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
384
Condition
New
Number of Pages
376
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816644292
SKU
V9780816644292
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About Hidy, Ralph W.; Hidy, Muriel E.; Scott, Roy V.
Ralph W. Hidy and Muriel E. Hidy were professors of business history at Harvard Business School. Roy V. Scott is professor of history at Mississippi State University. Don L. Hofsommer is professor of history at St. Cloud State University.

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