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A mighty fine road : a history of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company /
"The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad's history is one of big booms and bigger busts. When it became the first railroad to reach and then cross the Mississippi River in 1856, it emerged as a leading American railroad company. But after aggressive expansion and a subsequent chang...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Bloomington, Indiana :
Indiana University Press,
[2020]
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| Colección: | Railroads past and present.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
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| 100 | 1 | |a Grant, H. Roger, |d 1943- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 2 | |a A mighty fine road : |b a history of the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad Company / |c H. Roger Grant. |
| 264 | 1 | |a Bloomington, Indiana : |b Indiana University Press, |c [2020] | |
| 300 | |a 1 online resource (xiii, 324 pages) : |b illustrations, maps. | ||
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| 520 | |a "The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad's history is one of big booms and bigger busts. When it became the first railroad to reach and then cross the Mississippi River in 1856, it emerged as a leading American railroad company. But after aggressive expansion and a subsequent change in management, the company struggled and eventually declared bankruptcy in 1901. What followed was a cycle of resurrections and bankruptcies; a grueling, ten-year, ultimately unsuccessful battle to merge with the Union Pacific; and the Rock Island's final liquidation in 1981. But today, long after its glory days and eventual demise, the "Mighty Fine Road" has left behind a living legacy of major and feeder lines throughout the country. In his latest work, railroad historian H. Roger Grant offers an accessible, gorgeously illustrated, and comprehensive history of this iconic American Railroad"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 11, 2020). | ||
| 505 | 0 | 0 | |g 1. |t Pioneer Railroad -- |g 2. |t Expansion -- |g 3. |t Robber Barons -- |g 4. |t Rough Tracks -- |g 5. |t Farrington Era -- |g 6. |t Saving the Rock -- |g 7. |t Liquidation and Legacy. |
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