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The Resource Harriman vs. Hill : Wall Street's great railroad war, Larry Haeg

Harriman vs. Hill : Wall Street's great railroad war, Larry Haeg

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Summary
In 1901, two titans of American railroads set their sights on the Northern Pacific. The subsequent battle was unprecedented in the history of American enterprise, pitting not only James J. Hill against Edward Harriman but also Big Oil against Big Steel and J.P. Morgan against the Rockefellers, with a supporting cast of enough wealthy investors to fill the Waldorf Astoria's ballroom
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
1 online resource (393 pages)
Contents
  • Preface; Dramatis Personae; Introduction; Mr. Morgan and Mr. Hill; Mr. Harriman and Mr. Schiff; The End of the "Days of Small Things"; The Battle for the Burlington; "Peacemakers" Arming for Combat; "The Weak Link in Your Chain"; The Consequences of a "Hostile Act"; Decision at Temple Emanu-El; "Hell Is Empty and All the Devils Are Here"; Northern Insecurities; The "Big Stick"; A Thunderbolt Out of the Blue; Great Cases and Bad Law; Epilogue: The Last Corner; Acknowledgments; Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Isbn
9781452939889
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Label
Harriman vs. Hill : Wall Street's great railroad war
Title
Harriman vs. Hill
Title remainder
Wall Street's great railroad war
Statement of responsibility
Larry Haeg
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
In 1901, two titans of American railroads set their sights on the Northern Pacific. The subsequent battle was unprecedented in the history of American enterprise, pitting not only James J. Hill against Edward Harriman but also Big Oil against Big Steel and J.P. Morgan against the Rockefellers, with a supporting cast of enough wealthy investors to fill the Waldorf Astoria's ballroom
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Biography type
collective biography
Cataloging source
EBLCP
http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
1945-
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Haeg, Larry
Dewey number
385.1097309041
Index
index present
LC call number
HE2752 .H34 2013
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
  • dictionaries
  • bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • Harriman, Edward Henry
  • Hill, James J.
  • Railroads
  • Capitalists and financiers
  • Stock exchanges
  • Speculation
  • Harriman, Edward Henry
  • Hill, James J.
  • BUSINESS & ECONOMICS
  • Capitalists and financiers
  • Railroads
  • Speculation
  • Stock exchanges
  • United States
Label
Harriman vs. Hill : Wall Street's great railroad war, Larry Haeg
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Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Preface; Dramatis Personae; Introduction; Mr. Morgan and Mr. Hill; Mr. Harriman and Mr. Schiff; The End of the "Days of Small Things"; The Battle for the Burlington; "Peacemakers" Arming for Combat; "The Weak Link in Your Chain"; The Consequences of a "Hostile Act"; Decision at Temple Emanu-El; "Hell Is Empty and All the Devils Are Here"; Northern Insecurities; The "Big Stick"; A Thunderbolt Out of the Blue; Great Cases and Bad Law; Epilogue: The Last Corner; Acknowledgments; Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Control code
862050285
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (393 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781452939889
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unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 22573/ctt4c8dmv
  • 9016fc68-052a-456a-bced-2216616d63b8
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not applicable
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unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)862050285
Label
Harriman vs. Hill : Wall Street's great railroad war, Larry Haeg
Publication
Antecedent source
unknown
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Carrier category
online resource
Carrier category code
  • cr
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Color
multicolored
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
Preface; Dramatis Personae; Introduction; Mr. Morgan and Mr. Hill; Mr. Harriman and Mr. Schiff; The End of the "Days of Small Things"; The Battle for the Burlington; "Peacemakers" Arming for Combat; "The Weak Link in Your Chain"; The Consequences of a "Hostile Act"; Decision at Temple Emanu-El; "Hell Is Empty and All the Devils Are Here"; Northern Insecurities; The "Big Stick"; A Thunderbolt Out of the Blue; Great Cases and Bad Law; Epilogue: The Last Corner; Acknowledgments; Appendixes; Notes; Bibliography; Index
Control code
862050285
Dimensions
unknown
Extent
1 online resource (393 pages)
File format
unknown
Form of item
online
Isbn
9781452939889
Level of compression
unknown
Media category
computer
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • c
http://library.link/vocab/ext/overdrive/overdriveId
  • 22573/ctt4c8dmv
  • 9016fc68-052a-456a-bced-2216616d63b8
Quality assurance targets
not applicable
Reformatting quality
unknown
Sound
unknown sound
Specific material designation
remote
System control number
(OCoLC)862050285

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