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Union Pacific, Vol. 2 : 1894-1969.
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 expandi...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis : Palo Alto :
University of Minnesota Press, Ebrary, Incorporated [distributor]
2006 ;
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
| Sumario: | 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 th. |
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| Descripción Física: | 1 online resource |
| ISBN: | 0816696640 9780816696642 0816696632 9780816696635 |