Union Pacific: 1894 - 1969 (Google eBook)

Maury Klein

U of Minnesota Press, Mar 28, 2006 - Transportation - 654 pages

The second volume in the history of the Union Pacific begins after the financial panic of 1893, one of the worst depressions Americans had yet experienced, which pushed the railroad into bankruptcy. Maury Klein examines the complex challenges faced by the Union Pacific in the new century—the expanding role of government and its restrictive regulations, the growth of labor unions, the devastating effects of two world wars, and the growing competition from new modes of transportation—and how, under the innovative and influential leadership of Edward H. Harriman, the Union Pacific again played the role of industrial pioneer. Union Pacific has remained one of the strongest railroads in the country, surviving the eras of government regulation and the corporate mergers of the past twenty-five years. Insightful, definitive in scope, rich in colorful anecdotes and superb characterizations, Union Pacific is a fascinating saga not only of a particular railroad but also about how that industry transformed America. Maury Klein is professor of history at the University of Rhode Island. He is the author of several books, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Life and Legend of Jay Gould.

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Contents

• The Transformation 18931909: 9
• The Great Adjustment 19101939: 183
• The New Railroad 19401969: 379
• The Rebirth: 547
• Selective Bibliography: 553
• Source Notes: 555
• Index: 637

About the author

Maury Klein is professor of history at the University of Rhode Island. His previous books include"Unfinished Business: The Railroad in American Life" and "The Life and Legend of Jay Gould".

Bibliographic information

• Title: Union Pacific: 1894 - 1969; Volume 2 of 1894-1969, Maury Klein; Volume 2 of Union Pacific, Maury Klein
• Author: Maury Klein
• Edition: illustrated, reprint
• Publisher: U of Minnesota Press, 2006
• ISBN: 1452908745, 9781452908748
• Length: 654 pages
• Subjects: Business & Economics / Corporate & Business History; Business & Economics / Industries / Transportation; Transportation / Railroads / History