Profiting from the plains : the Great Northern Railway and corporate development of the American West /

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"Profiting from the Plains looks at two inextricably linked historical movements in the United States: the westward expansion of the Great Northern Railway and the agricultural development of the northern plains. Claire Strom explores the persistent, idiosyncratic attempts by the Great Northern...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Strom, Claire
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Seattle : University of Washington Press, ©2003.
Temas:
Hill, James J. > (James Jerome), > 1838-1916.
Hill, James J. > (James Jerome), > 1838-1916
Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.) > History.
Great Northern Railway Company (U.S.)
1865-1918
Railroads > Great Plains > History.
Businessmen > Great Plains > Biography.
Agriculture > Economic aspects > Great Plains > History.
Chemins de fer > Grandes Plaines > Histoire.
Hommes d'affaires > Grandes Plaines > Biographies.
Agriculture > Aspect économique > Grandes Plaines > Histoire.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > History.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Agriculture > Economic aspects
Businessmen
Economic history
Railroads
West (U.S.) > Economic conditions.
United States > Economic conditions > 1865-1918.
États-Unis > Conditions économiques > 1865-1918.
Great Plains
United States
West United States
Biographies
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Trial and error, 1878-1893
  • Cooperation and Success, 1893-1902
  • "The nation's future," 1902-1907
  • Conflict and disillusion, 1907-1912
  • Isolation and expertise, 1907-1912
  • Retirement and retreat, 1912-1916
  • "The voice of the northwest."

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