Union Pacific: Volume II, 1894-1969
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| Rating | : | 4.95 (512 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0816644608 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 676 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-21 |
| Language | : | English |
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Klein has been a Newcomen Fellow at Harvard Business School and held a Mellon Fellowship at Hagley Museum and Library. Emory University) has been a professor of history at the University of Rhode Island since 1964, receiving a Doctor of Humanities degree and the Distinguished Alumni Award from Knox College in 2001. Knox College, M.A., Ph.D. Klein has also appeared on documentaries on the BBC and PBS, among other networks. . He has published 13 books and his numerous articles have appeared in Forbes, City, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, American History Illustrated, Sports Illustrated, and Civil War Times Illustrated. About the Author Maury Klein (B.A
Frank E. Tippin said Be warned, this not a book about the operation. Be warned, this not a book about the operation of the UP. It about ownership and their management of the growth and development of the Union Pacific as well as relations with the government. This volume begins with the falling into receivership, settling of government debt and takeover by E.H. Harriman. It incl. "Everything you ever wanted to know about E H Harriman" according to doctom.ws. Out of the three books written by Professor Klein on the UP this was the more interesting one to me. Similar to his first book the author explores the personalities and politics of running this railroad in particular and railroads in general. Among other things it covers the time period around WW I when the fed. Revisionism applied to history I regret having to provide a different picture of this history of the Union Pacific than the favorable reviewers. Maury Klein is a skilled writer, but he is among a small group of "revisionist" historians who arose in the 1980s and have resurrected the robber barons of the Gilded Age, like the ruthless financie
He is the author of several books, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Life and Legend of Jay Gould.. Harriman, the Union Pacific again played the role of industrial pioneer. Insightful, definitive in scope, rich in colorful anecdotes and superb characterizations, Union Pacific is a fascinating saga not only of a particular railroad but also about how that industry transformed America.Maury Klein is professor of history at the University of Rhode Island. The second volume in the history of the Union Pacific begins after the financial panic of 1893, one of the worst depressions Americans had yet experienced, which pushed the railroad into bankruptcy. Maury Klein examines the complex challenges faced by the Union Pacific in the new century—the expanding role of government and its restrictive regulations, the growth of labor unions, the devastating effects of two world wars, and the growing co
Klein has been a Newcomen Fellow at Harvard Business School and held a Mellon Fellowship at Hagley Museum and Library. He has published 13 books and his numerous articles have appeared in Forbes, City, the Wall Street Journal, the Washington Post, American History Illustrated, Sports Illustrated, and Civil War Times Illustrated. Emory University) has been a profes