The Life and Legend of E. H. Harriman - Hardcover

Klein, Maury

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0807825174 ISBN 13: 9780807825174

Verlag: The University of North Carolina Press, 2000

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Book by Maury Klein

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A book that should be read by anyone interested in United States financial history or in the history of American railroads."Journal of Economic History" This book gives us an intimate understanding of a complex man and should remain a standard biography for generations."American History" Serious students of the age of rail expansion and the robber barons will find this work a trove of insight."Kirkus Reviews" A vastly informative and entertaining biography of a major figure in American history."Wall Street Journal" It may be the most even-handed treatment of Harriman ever to appear."Trains"

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To Americans living in the early twentieth century, E. H. Harriman was as familiar a name as J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie. Like his fellow businessmen, Harriman (1847-1909) had become the symbol for an entire industry: Morgan stood for banking, Rockefeller for oil, Carnegie for iron and steel, and Harriman for railroads. Here, Maury Klein offers the first in-depth biography in more than seventy-five years of this influential yet surprisingly understudied figure. A Wall Street banker until age fifty, Harriman catapulted into the railroad arena in 1897, gaining control of the Union Pacific Railroad as it emerged from bankruptcy and successfully modernizing every aspect of its operation. He went on to expand his empire by acquiring large stakes in other railroads, including the Southern Pacific and the Baltimore and Ohio, in the process clashing with such foes as James J. Hill, J. P. Morgan, and Theodore Roosevelt. With its new insights into the myths and controversies that surround Harriman's career, this book reasserts his legacy as one of the great turn-of-the-century business titans. Originally published 2000. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.

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• Verlag: The University of North Carolina Press
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0807825174
• ISBN 13: 9780807825174
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 544