Rock Island requiem : the collapse of a mighty fine line /

Chronicles the unraveling and demise of the mighty Rock Island Railroad--the largest railroad liquidation in American history. Victim of government regulation, inept management, individual greed, and self-interest, its downfall presents in microcosm the story of the railroad industry's larger p...

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Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Schneider, Gregory L., 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2013]
Subjects:
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company (1948- )
1900-1999
Railroads > United States > History > 20th century.
Railroads > United States > Finance > History > 20th century.
Business failures > United States > History > 20th century.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Business failures
Railroads
Railroads > Finance
United States
History
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