Albert J Churella

The Pennsylvania Railroad, Volume 1

Building an Empire, 1846-1917

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Produktbeschreibung

Albert J. Churella chronicles the history of the Pennsylvania Railroad within the context of social, economic, and technological changes of nineteenth- and twentieth-century America. The story of the PRR illuminates broad themes in U.S. history, including labor relations, the relationship between business and government, and technological advances.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 968
• Erscheinungstermin: 26. September 2012
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 289mm x 220mm x 60mm
• Gewicht: 2881g
• ISBN-13: 9780812243482
• ISBN-10: 081224348X
• Artikelnr.: 36196718

Autorenporträt

Albert J. Churella is Associate Professor in the Social and International Studies Department at Southern Polytechnic State University.

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
List of Abbreviations
Chapter 1. The Way West, 1682-1826
Chapter 2. Commonwealth, 1826-1846
Chapter 3. Community, 1846
Chapter 4. Enterprise, 1846-1852
Chapter 5. Executive, 1852-1857
Chapter 6. Coordination, 1857-1860
Chapter 7. Expansion, 1850-1868
Chapter 8. Conflict, 1860-1868
Chapter 9. Empire, 1868-1876
Chapter 10. Connections, 1865-1873
Chapter 11. Limits, 1874-1877
Chapter 12. Order, 1877-1899
Chapter 13. System, 1889-1929
Chapter 14. Regulation, 1899-1910
Chapter 15. Terminus, 1917
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments