UID:
almafu_9958352423202883
Format:
1 online resource (968 pages) :
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illustrations.
Edition:
Electronic reproduction. Philadelphia, Pa. : University of Pennsylvania Press, 2012. Mode of access: World Wide Web.
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ISBN:
9780812207620
Series Statement:
American Business, Politics, and Society
Content:
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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Frontmatter --
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Contents --
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Introduction --
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Abbreviations --
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Chapter 1. The Way West 1682–1826 --
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Chapter 2. Commonwealth 1826–1846 --
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Chapter 3. Community 1846 --
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Chapter 4. Enterprise, 1846–1852 --
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Chapter 5. Executive, 1852–1857 --
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Chapter 6. Coordination, 1857–1860 --
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Chapter 7. Expansion, 1850–1868 --
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Chapter 8. Conflict 1860–1868 --
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Chapter 9. Empire, 1868–1876 --
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Chapter 10. Connections, 1865–1873 --
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Chapter 11. Limits, 1874–1877 --
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Chapter 12. Order, 1877–1899 --
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Chapter 13. System, 1889–1929 --
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Chapter 14. Regulation, 1899–1910 --
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Chapter 15. Terminus, 1917 --
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Notes --
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Index --
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Acknowledgments.
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In English.
Language:
English
DOI:
10.9783/9780812207620
URL:
https://doi.org/10.9783/9780812207620
