Author: Chicago and Rock Island Railroad Company
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 68

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Author: Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 218

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Author: Bessie Louise Pierce
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
ISBN: 0226668401
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 616

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The first major history of Chicago ever written, A History of Chicago covers the city’s great history over two centuries, from 1673 to 1893. Originally conceived as a centennial history of Chicago, the project became, under the guidance of renowned historian Bessie Louise Pierce, a definitive, three-volume set describing the city’s growth—from its humble frontier beginnings to the horrors of the Great Fire, the construction of some of the world’s first skyscrapers, and the opulence of the 1893 World’s Fair. Pierce and her assistants spent over forty years transforming historical records into an inspiring human story of growth and survival. Rich with anecdotal evidence and interviews with the men and women who made Chicago great, all three volumes will now be available for the first time in years. A History of Chicago will be essential reading for anyone who wants to know this great city and its place in America. “With this rescue of its history from the bright, impressionable newspapermen and from the subscription-volumes, Chicago builds another impressive memorial to its coming of age, the closing of its first ‘century of progress.’”—E. D. Branch, New York Times (1937)

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Category : Civil engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 1456

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Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Category : Libraries
Languages : en
Pages : 794

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Author: Illinois State Historical Society
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Category : Illinois
Languages : en
Pages : 372

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Category : Commerce
Languages : en
Pages : 1278

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Author: H. Roger Grant
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 025304989X
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 342

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The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad's history is one of big booms and bigger busts. When it became the first railroad to reach and then cross the Mississippi River in 1856, it emerged as a leading American railroad company. But after aggressive expansion and a subsequent change in management, the company struggled and eventually declared bankruptcy in 1915. What followed was a cycle of resurrections and bankruptcies; a grueling, ten-year, ultimately unsuccessful battle to merge with the Union Pacific; and the Rock Island's final liquidation in 1981. But today, long after its glory days and eventual demise, the "Mighty Fine Road" has left behind a living legacy of major and feeder lines throughout the country. In his latest work, railroad historian H. Roger Grant offers an accessible, gorgeously illustrated, and comprehensive history of this iconic American railroad.

Author: Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh
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Languages : en
Pages : 1132

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Author: Chicago, Rock Island, and Pacific Railway Company
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Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 98

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