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Languages : en
Pages : 716
Book Description
Rand-McNally Official Railway Guide and Hand Book
Author: Rand-McNally Official Railway Guide and Hand Book
Author: The Official Railway Guide
Author: The Official Guide of the Railways and Steam Navigation Lines of the United States, Porto Rico, Canada, Mexico and Cuba
Author: Manual of the Railroads of the United States
Author: The United States Catalog
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 2162
Book Description
Catalogue of Title Entries of Books and Other Articles Entered in the Office of the Register of Copyrights, Library of Congress, at Washington, D.C.
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Category : American literature
Languages : en
Pages : 1564
Book Description
Pettingill & Co.'s Newspaper Directory
Author: Pettingill, firm, newspaper advertising agentsPublisher:
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Category : Advertising
Languages : en
Pages : 1074
Book Description
Containing a complete classified directory of the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States.
Literary News
Author: The Iron Road in the Prairie State
Author: Simon CorderyPublisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253019125
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 238
Book Description
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-kind history, full of entertaining anecdotes and colorful characters, Simon Cordery describes the explosive growth of Illinois railroads and its impact on America. Cordery shows how railroading in Illinois influenced railroad financing, the creation of a national economy, and government regulation of business. Cordery's masterful chronicle of rail development in Illinois from 1837 to 2010 reveals how the state's expanding railroads became the foundation of the nation's rail network.