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
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Summary: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 problems in postwar America--and in relief, the story of America's economic failures in the 1960s and 1970s.
Physical Description:1 online resource (400 pages): illustrations, map
ISBN:9780700620302

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