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Book Synopsis The Chicago & Alton Railroad by : Gene V. Glendinning
Download or read book The Chicago & Alton Railroad written by Gene V. Glendinning and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 274 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first railroad to connect the Mississippi River with the Great Lakes, the Chicago & Alton Railroad played a key role in the economic development of the Midwest. From humble beginnings in 1847 as transport for farm produce, it grew to link three key midwestern cities--Chicago, St. Louis, and Kansas City--and set the standard for efficient service and luxurious passenger travel. Such famous personages as Abraham Lincoln, Marshall Field, Timothy Blackstone, and Samuel Insull were associated with the Chicago & Alton. Lincoln had been among the first to buy stock in the company, and the Chicago & Alton carried his funeral train on the last leg of its journey to Springfield, Illinois. The introduction of George Pullman's first sleeping and dining cars enhanced the Chicago & Alton's reputation for elegant style and comfort. The company initiated a number of innovations in rail travel, including the installation of the first steel railroad bridge. It was also the first to bring streamliners and diesels into the highly competitive Chicago-St. Louis corridor. Events that shaped America, from the Civil War to World War II, impacted the Chicago & Alton. During the tumultuous years of its business expansion, frequent shifts of power threatened to destroy the railroad. Edward Harriman, for example, rebuilt and reequipped the Chicago & Alton only to lose it in one of his few mistakes. The federal government later seized control during one of the Chicago & Alton's weakest periods, but relinquished it after a devastating coal strike. Even criminal manipulations of the railroad's stock and bonds by a New york financier played a role in the company's turbulent history. Illustrated with eighty photographs, many of them never before published, The Chicago & Alton Railroad is the first complete history of one of America's most famous small railroads.
Book Synopsis Annual Report of the Chicago & Alton Railway Company by : Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
Download or read book Annual Report of the Chicago & Alton Railway Company written by Chicago and Alton Railroad Company and published by . This book was released on 1901 with total page 174 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Edge of Anarchy written by Jack Kelly and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 321 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Timely and urgent...The core of The Edge of Anarchy is a thrilling description of the boycott of Pullman cars and equipment by Eugene Debs’s fledgling American Railway Union..." —The New York Times "During the summer of 1894, the stubborn and irascible Pullman became a central player in what the New York Times called “the greatest battle between labor and capital [ever] inaugurated in the United States.” Jack Kelly tells the fascinating tale of that terrible struggle." —The Wall Street Journal "Pay attention, because The Edge of Anarchy not only captures the flickering Kinetoscopic spirit of one of the great Labor-Capital showdowns in American history, it helps focus today’s great debates over the power of economic concentration and the rights and futures of American workers." —Brian Alexander, author of Glass House "In gripping detail, The Edge of Anarchy reminds us of what a pivotal figure Eugene V. Debs was in the history of American labor... a tale of courage and the steadfast pursuit of principles at great personal risk." —Tom Clavin, New York Times bestselling author of Dodge City The dramatic story of the explosive 1894 clash of industry, labor, and government that shook the nation and marked a turning point for America. The Edge of Anarchy by Jack Kelly offers a vivid account of the greatest uprising of working people in American history. At the pinnacle of the Gilded Age, a boycott of Pullman sleeping cars by hundreds of thousands of railroad employees brought commerce to a standstill across much of the country. Famine threatened, riots broke out along the rail lines. Soon the U.S. Army was on the march and gunfire rang from the streets of major cities. This epochal tale offers fascinating portraits of two iconic characters of the age. George Pullman, who amassed a fortune by making train travel a pleasure, thought the model town that he built for his workers would erase urban squalor. Eugene Debs, founder of the nation’s first industrial union, was determined to wrench power away from the reigning plutocrats. The clash between the two men’s conflicting ideals pushed the country to what the U.S. Attorney General called “the ragged edge of anarchy.” Many of the themes of The Edge of Anarchy could be taken from today’s headlines—upheaval in America’s industrial heartland, wage stagnation, breakneck technological change, and festering conflict over race, immigration, and inequality. With the country now in a New Gilded Age, this look back at the violent conflict of an earlier era offers illuminating perspectives along with a breathtaking story of a nation on the edge.
Book Synopsis Charter of the Terre Haute and Alton Rail-road Company by : Terre Haute & Alton Railroad Company
Download or read book Charter of the Terre Haute and Alton Rail-road Company written by Terre Haute & Alton Railroad Company and published by . This book was released on 1855 with total page 68 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis The Underground Railroad in Illinois by : Glennette Tilley Turner
Download or read book The Underground Railroad in Illinois written by Glennette Tilley Turner and published by Newman Educational Publishing Company. This book was released on 2001 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The activities of the Underground Railroad, and the Abolitionist Movement in Illinois are documented by the author in this meticulously researched book.
Book Synopsis The Chicago & Alton Case by : George Kennan
Download or read book The Chicago & Alton Case written by George Kennan and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Chicago: America's Railroad Capital by : Brian Solomon
Download or read book Chicago: America's Railroad Capital written by Brian Solomon and published by Voyageur Press (MN). This book was released on 2014-10-14 with total page 189 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "A history of the development of Chicago as a railroad hub, from its earliest days to the present, illustrated with color and black and white photographs, maps, and railroad memorabilia"--
Book Synopsis Annual Report of the Chicago & Alton Railway Company by : Chicago and Alton Railway Company
Download or read book Annual Report of the Chicago & Alton Railway Company written by Chicago and Alton Railway Company and published by . This book was released on 1916 with total page 398 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Charter of the St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad Company, Terre Haute & Alton Railroad Company, Belleville & Illinoistown Railroad Company by : Illinois
Download or read book Charter of the St. Louis, Alton & Terre Haute Railroad Company, Terre Haute & Alton Railroad Company, Belleville & Illinoistown Railroad Company written by Illinois and published by . This book was released on 1863 with total page 76 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Nothing Like It In the World by : Stephen E. Ambrose
Download or read book Nothing Like It In the World written by Stephen E. Ambrose and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-11-06 with total page 468 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The story of the men who build the transcontinental railroad in the 1860's.
Book Synopsis Annual Report of the President and Directors of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Co by : Chicago and Alton Railroad Company
Download or read book Annual Report of the President and Directors of the Chicago & Alton Railroad Co written by Chicago and Alton Railroad Company and published by . This book was released on 1865 with total page 542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Classic American Railroads by : Mike Schafer
Download or read book Classic American Railroads written by Mike Schafer and published by Motorbooks International. This book was released on 2003-09 with total page 172 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book picks up where the previous two Classic American titles left off, focusing on the golden age of American railroading from 1945 to the early 1970s. It extends to the present day where applicable, providing a colorful look at locomotives, passenger and freight operations, development, and, in some cases, demise. Full color.
Book Synopsis History of the Illinois Central Railroad by : John F. Stover
Download or read book History of the Illinois Central Railroad written by John F. Stover and published by MacMillan Publishing Company. This book was released on 1975 with total page 600 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Annual Report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois by : Illinois. Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Download or read book Annual Report of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois written by Illinois. Railroad and Warehouse Commission and published by . This book was released on 1908 with total page 940 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
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Book Synopsis Transactions of the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois with Reports from County Agricultural Societies for the Year by : Illinois. Dept. of Agriculture
Download or read book Transactions of the Department of Agriculture of the State of Illinois with Reports from County Agricultural Societies for the Year written by Illinois. Dept. of Agriculture and published by . This book was released on 1882 with total page 388 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Book Synopsis Decisions and Opinions of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois by : Illinois. Railroad and Warehouse Commission
Download or read book Decisions and Opinions of the Railroad and Warehouse Commission of the State of Illinois written by Illinois. Railroad and Warehouse Commission and published by . This book was released on 1900 with total page 438 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
