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Union Pacific
Maury Klein
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Description for Union Pacific
paperback. Num Pages: 672 pages, 114 halftones, 15 line art illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBB; KNGT; WGF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 170 x 36. Weight in Grams: 925.
The second volume in the history of the Union Pacific begins after the financial panic of 1893, one of the worst depressions Americans had yet experienced, which pushed the railroad into bankruptcy. Maury Klein examines the complex challenges faced by the Union Pacific in the new century—the expanding role of government and its restrictive regulations, the growth of labor unions, the devastating effects of two world wars, and the growing competition from new modes of transportation—and how, under the innovative and influential leadership of Edward H. Harriman, the Union Pacific again played the role of industrial pioneer. Union Pacific has ... Read more
The second volume in the history of the Union Pacific begins after the financial panic of 1893, one of the worst depressions Americans had yet experienced, which pushed the railroad into bankruptcy. Maury Klein examines the complex challenges faced by the Union Pacific in the new century—the expanding role of government and its restrictive regulations, the growth of labor unions, the devastating effects of two world wars, and the growing competition from new modes of transportation—and how, under the innovative and influential leadership of Edward H. Harriman, the Union Pacific again played the role of industrial pioneer. Union Pacific has ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
University of Minnesota Press United States
Number of pages
672
Condition
New
Number of Pages
676
Place of Publication
Minnesota, United States
ISBN
9780816644605
SKU
V9780816644605
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Ref
99-50
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