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The Hook and Eye : A History of the Iowa Central Railway
Analyzing the origins, growth, and eventual dismantling of the Iowa Central Railway, Don L. Hofsommer examines how this?plain vanilla? railway was an example of the life cycle of the American railroad industry. Drawing the story from station records, ann.
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Minneapolis :
University of Minnesota Press,
2001.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Contents; Preface; Acronyms and Shortened Names; 1. Urban Mercantilism; 2. Iowa Central Railroad: Great Plans, Grand Failure; 3. Eldora Railroad & Coal Company; 4. Iowa River Railway; 5. Central Railroad Company of Iowa; 6. The Tangled Ways of Finance; 7. The Hook & Eye; 8. Iowa Central Railway; 9. Enter the Twentieth Century; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index.