The Men Who Loved Trains : The Story of Men Who Battled Greed to Save an Ailing Industry /

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A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land-America's railroads-The Men Who Loved Trains introduces some of the most dynamic businessmen in America. Here are the chieftains who have run the railroads, including those who set about grabbing power and big salaries for...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Loving, Rush (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2006.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Railroads.
Railroad companies.
Capitalists and financiers.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > Transportation.
TRANSPORTATION > Railroads > History.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Compagnies de chemin de fer > États-Unis > Histoire.
Railroad companies > United States > History.
Capitalists and financiers > United States > Biography.
Railroads > United States > History.
United States.
Biographies.
History.
Biography
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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Summary:A saga about one of the oldest and most romantic enterprises in the land-America's railroads-The Men Who Loved Trains introduces some of the most dynamic businessmen in America. Here are the chieftains who have run the railroads, including those who set about grabbing power and big salaries for themselves, and others who truly loved the industry. As a journalist and associate editor of Fortune magazine who covered the demise of Penn Central and the creation of Conrail, Rush Loving often had a front row seat to the foibles and follies of this group of men. He uncovers intrigue, greed, lust for p.
Item Description:Includes index.
Physical Description:1 online resource (384 pages): illustrations, maps (some color)
ISBN:9780253000644

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