[PDF.75hs] The Iron Road in the Prairie State: The Story of Illinois Railroading (Railroads Past and Present)

The Iron Road in the Prairie State: The Story of Illinois Railroading (Railroads Past and Present)

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 | #1206247 in Books |  Cordery Simon |  2016-01-20 | Original language:English | PDF # 1 |  11.20 x.70 x8.80l,.0 | File type: PDF | 240 pages

 | The Iron Road in the Prairie State The Story of Illinois Railroading

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||0 of 0 people found the following review helpful.| I judge a book by the amount,of highlighter I used while reading it. This one has an almost record amount.|By Leo Phillipp|Good insight at an overview level of RR history in Illinois and to a lesser extent nationally. Thought the subject of labor/mgmt relaxations was handled evenly. Also the effect of govt regulation,long after it was needed,the slowness of the industry to adap| ||"Author Simon Cordery possesses a detailed command of the extensive literature on the subject... and has a particular talent for concise and effective descriptions of the complex financial and organizational histories of the many railroads that served Illinoi

In 1836, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas agreed on one thing: Illinois needed railroads. Over the next fifty years, the state became the nation’s railroad hub, with Chicago at its center. Speculators, greed, growth, and regulation followed as the railroad industry consumed unprecedented amounts of capital and labor. A nationwide market resulted, and the Windy City became the site of opportunities and challenges that remain to this day. In this first-of-its-k...

You easily download any file type for your gadget.The Iron Road in the Prairie State: The Story of Illinois Railroading (Railroads Past and Present)   |  Simon Cordery. I have read it a couple of times and even shared with my family members. Really good. Couldnt put it down.

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