Rock Island Requiem : Rock Island Requiem /

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Schneider, Gregory L., 1965-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Lawrence, Kansas : University Press of Kansas, [2013]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railroad Company (1948- )
Railroads > Finance.
Railroads.
Business failures.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
Business failures > United States > History > 20th century.
Railroads > United States > Finance > History > 20th century.
Railroads > United States > History > 20th century.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover; Title Page; Copyright Page; Table of Contents; Acknowledgments; List of Illustrations; List of Acronyms and Abbreviations; Introduction; Act One: Merger; 1. A Mighty Fine Line; 2. Merge or Die; 3. Bleak House; 4. The Waiting Is the Hardest Part; 5. Too Big to Fail; Act Two: Bankruptcy; 6. Bankruptcy Blue(s); 7. Stayin' Alive; 8. The Omen; 9. Walking Dead Men; 10. The Rock Is Dead; Act Three: Liquidation; 11. Too Late the Hero; 12. Long Live the Rock; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Back Cover

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