Joseph B. Eastman. Servant of the People /
A biography of a 19th century worker at the Interstate Commerce Commission, that focuses on his dedication to working for the American people.
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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New York, NY :
Columbia University Press,
[1952]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Foreword
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Introduction
- I. Yankee Background
- II. Growing Up
- III. An Amherst Education
- IV. Apprenticeship in Public Service
- V. Transition to Power
- VI. From State to Nation
- VII. The Independent Commissioner
- VIII. The Prosperity Era
- IX. "Valuation is Vexation"
- X. Problems and Policies
- XI. Federal Coordinator of Transportation
- XII. The Coordinator's Task and Achievements
- XIII. Eastman and the New Deal
- XIV. The Last Big Job
- XV. The End of the Road
- XVI. The Measure of a Man
- Index