The Pennsylvania Railroad, Volume 1: Building an Empire, 1846-1917 (American Business, Politics, and Society)
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (737 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 081224348X |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 968 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-11-30 |
| Language | : | English |
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Churella provides a feel for the railroad, and he always considers the broader historical context. Usselman, author of Regulating Railroad Innovation: Business, Technology, and Politics in America"Finally, we have a meticulously researched, sensibly crafted, and beautifully written history of the Pennsylvania Railroad. But for all students of American industrial history."—Steven W. Happily, I've been proven wrong. Baer, Hagley Museum and Library"Mining a treasure trove of archival material, Albert Churella has produced a monumental history of a singularly important institution. This book will become the standard history of the 'Standard Railroad of the World.'"—H. In this first volume Albert Churella traces the 'Pennsy' from its gestation to the outbreak of World War I, leaving a forthcoming study to explore the decline and death of this great American en
"Do not think of the Pennsylvania Railroad as a business enterprise," Forbes magazine informed its readers in May 1936. Rockefeller. "Think of it as a nation." At the end of the nineteenth century, the Pennsylvania Railroad was the largest privately owned business corporation in the world. In 1914, the PRR employed more than two hundred thousand people—more than double the number of soldiers in the United States Army. Albert J. The dawn of the twentieth century brought a measure of stability to the railroad industry, enabling the creation of such architectural monuments as Pennsylvania Station in New York City. As the self-proclaimed "Standard Railroad of the World," this colossal corporate body underwrote American industrial expansion and shaped the economic, political, and social environment of the United States. This first volume opens with the development of the Main Line of Public Works, devised by Pennsylvanians in the 1820s to compete with the
Albert J. . Churella is Associate Professor in the Social and International Studies Department at Southern Polytechnic State University
"A wonderfully complete history of the Pennsylvania RR up to about" according to Amazon Customer. A wonderfully complete history of the Pennsylvania RR up to about World War I. This book explains RR development better than other corporate histories by covering the impact of changing technology, evolution of management structures, relation between the RR and the public sector. A most important business story. Gary E. Hoover I started subscribing to Fortune magazine when I was 12 weird, eh? (Nobody could answer my questions about corporate America.)I grew up in Anderson, Indiana, where the Pennsylvania Railroad crossed the arch-rival New York Central.It took me 40 years to realize that the Pennsylv. "This Tome is Great Railroad History" according to Russ Quimby. I'm about a third of the way through The Pennsylvania Railroad, Vol. I. It is extremely comprehensive and reflects not just railroad history but the economic, governmental, and cultural history of the United States. I've found it fascinating and informative. If you're interested