02191nam 2200553 a 450 991082171080332120200520144314.00-8166-9683-70-8166-4498-5(CKB)1000000000479473(EBL)316706(OCoLC)567829809(SSID)ssj0000172962(PQKBManifestationID)11167368(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000172962(PQKBWorkID)10162060(PQKB)10212276(MiAaPQ)EBC316706(MdBmJHUP)muse39271(Au-PeEL)EBL316706(CaPaEBR)ebr10194313(CaONFJC)MIL522378(OCoLC)437191449(EXLCZ)99100000000047947320050223d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrThe hook & eye a history of the Iowa Central Railway /Don L. Hofsommer1st ed.Minneapolis, MN University of Minnesota Pressc20051 online resource (171 p.)Description based upon print version of record.0-8166-4497-7 Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-145) and index.Contents; Preface; Acronyms and Shortened Names; 1. Urban Mercantilism; 2. Iowa Central Railroad: Great Plans, Grand Failure; 3. Eldora Railroad & Coal Company; 4. Iowa River Railway; 5. Central Railroad Company of Iowa; 6. The Tangled Ways of Finance; 7.The Hook & Eye; 8. Iowa Central Railway; 9. Enter the Twentieth Century; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; IndexAnalyzing the origins, growth, and eventual dismantling of the Iowa Central Railway, Don L. Hofsommer examines how this "plain vanilla" railway was an example of the life cycle of the American railroad industry. Drawing the story from station records, annHook and eye385/.09777/09034Hofsommer Donovan L1593621MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910821710803321The hook & eye3975446UNINA