Invisible Giants [[electronic resource] ] : The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers / / Herbert H. Harwood, Jr |
Autore | Harwood Herbert H., Jr. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington and Indianapolis, : Indiana University Press, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina |
385.0922771
385/.092/2771 B |
Soggetto topico |
Railroads - Ohio - History
Real estate development - Ohio - Cleveland - History Businessmen - Ohio |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
1-282-07242-0
9786612072420 0-253-11060-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Introduction; 1 Oasis in a Gritty City; 2 The Ideal Suburb; 3 Mr. Smith Sells a Farm; 4 Mr. Smith Sells a Railroad; 5 Shaping Solid Forms; 6 A Difficult Birth at the Public Square; 7 The Beginnings of an Empire; 8 To the South, East, and North; 9 Taking Stock: 1924; 10 Some Shadows Fleet By; 11 Building, Rebuilding, and Juggling; 12 Consolidation Anarchy I: The Maverick and the General; 13 Consolidation Anarchy II: The Street Fighter; 14 The Summit I: An Appalachian Peak in the Rockies; 15 The Summit II: Filling Out the Railroad Map
16 The Summit III: Consummation in Cleveland-and a Jolt17 Completions and Complications; 18 Taking Stock: 1930; 19 Sudden Darkness; 20 The Rails Roll Downgrade; 21 A New World; 22 The Cruelest Year; 23 The Last Train; 24 Epilogue I: New Empires from Old; 25 Epilogue II: The Ghosts; Notes; Sources and Acknowledgments; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910450330003321 |
Harwood Herbert H., Jr.
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Bloomington and Indianapolis, : Indiana University Press, c2003 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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Invisible Giants [[electronic resource] ] : The Empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen Brothers / / Herbert H. Harwood, Jr |
Autore | Harwood Herbert H., Jr. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington and Indianapolis, : Indiana University Press, c2003 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (361 p.) |
Disciplina |
385.0922771
385/.092/2771 B |
Soggetto topico |
Railroads - Ohio - History
Real estate development - Ohio - Cleveland - History Businessmen - Ohio |
ISBN |
1-282-07242-0
9786612072420 0-253-11060-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto |
Introduction; 1 Oasis in a Gritty City; 2 The Ideal Suburb; 3 Mr. Smith Sells a Farm; 4 Mr. Smith Sells a Railroad; 5 Shaping Solid Forms; 6 A Difficult Birth at the Public Square; 7 The Beginnings of an Empire; 8 To the South, East, and North; 9 Taking Stock: 1924; 10 Some Shadows Fleet By; 11 Building, Rebuilding, and Juggling; 12 Consolidation Anarchy I: The Maverick and the General; 13 Consolidation Anarchy II: The Street Fighter; 14 The Summit I: An Appalachian Peak in the Rockies; 15 The Summit II: Filling Out the Railroad Map
16 The Summit III: Consummation in Cleveland-and a Jolt17 Completions and Complications; 18 Taking Stock: 1930; 19 Sudden Darkness; 20 The Rails Roll Downgrade; 21 A New World; 22 The Cruelest Year; 23 The Last Train; 24 Epilogue I: New Empires from Old; 25 Epilogue II: The Ghosts; Notes; Sources and Acknowledgments; Index |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910783357303321 |
Harwood Herbert H., Jr.
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Bloomington and Indianapolis, : Indiana University Press, c2003 | ||
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The Railroad That Never Was [[electronic resource] ] : Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad / / Herbert H. Harwood, Jr |
Autore | Harwood Herbert H., Jr. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (183 p.) |
Disciplina | 385.09748 |
Collana | Railroads past & present |
Soggetto topico | Railroads - Design and construction |
Soggetto genere / forma | Electronic books. |
ISBN |
0-253-00155-2
0-253-00154-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The back story -- Why? -- Vanderbilt takes charge -- The spoilers -- The syndicate forms -- A rugged route -- Building a mountain railroad -- The second front -- Cooler heads and colder feet emerge -- A summer cruise on the Hudson -- Not quite dead -- The end -- Railroad to superhighway, more or less-- -- Epilogue : ghost hunting along the South Penn. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910456829603321 |
Harwood Herbert H., Jr.
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Bloomington, : Indiana University Press, c2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The railroad that never was : Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad / / Herbert H. Harwood, Jr |
Autore | Harwood Herbert H., Jr. |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 165 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 385.09748 |
Collana | Railroads past & present |
Soggetto topico | Railroads - Design and construction |
ISBN |
0-253-00155-2
0-253-00154-4 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The back story -- Why? -- Vanderbilt takes charge -- The spoilers -- The syndicate forms -- A rugged route -- Building a mountain railroad -- The second front -- Cooler heads and colder feet emerge -- A summer cruise on the Hudson -- Not quite dead -- The end -- Railroad to superhighway, more or less-- -- Epilogue : ghost hunting along the South Penn. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910781500203321 |
Harwood Herbert H., Jr.
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Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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The railroad that never was : Vanderbilt, Morgan, and the South Pennsylvania Railroad / / Herbert H. Harwood, Jr |
Autore | Harwood Herbert H., Jr. |
Edizione | [1st ed.] |
Pubbl/distr/stampa | Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 2010 |
Descrizione fisica | 1 online resource (xi, 165 pages) : illustrations, maps |
Disciplina | 385.09748 |
Collana | Railroads past & present |
Soggetto topico | Railroads - Design and construction |
ISBN | 0-253-00155-2 |
Formato | Materiale a stampa ![]() |
Livello bibliografico | Monografia |
Lingua di pubblicazione | eng |
Nota di contenuto | The back story -- Why? -- Vanderbilt takes charge -- The spoilers -- The syndicate forms -- A rugged route -- Building a mountain railroad -- The second front -- Cooler heads and colder feet emerge -- A summer cruise on the Hudson -- Not quite dead -- The end -- Railroad to superhighway, more or less-- -- Epilogue : ghost hunting along the South Penn. |
Record Nr. | UNINA-9910827357403321 |
Harwood Herbert H., Jr.
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Bloomington : , : Indiana University Press, , 2010 | ||
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Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II | ||
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