Author: M. John Lubetkin
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806137407
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Tells how the building of the Northern Pacific Railroad reignited war with the Sioux, created Yellowstone Park, spurred Northern European immigration, pushed frontier settlement further westward, and triggered the Panic of 1873.
Jay Cooke's Gamble
Author: M. John Lubetkin
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806137407
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Tells how the building of the Northern Pacific Railroad reignited war with the Sioux, created Yellowstone Park, spurred Northern European immigration, pushed frontier settlement further westward, and triggered the Panic of 1873.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 9780806137407
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 412
Book Description
Tells how the building of the Northern Pacific Railroad reignited war with the Sioux, created Yellowstone Park, spurred Northern European immigration, pushed frontier settlement further westward, and triggered the Panic of 1873.
Jay Cooke's Gamble
Author: M. John Lubetkin
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806182059
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
In 1869, Jay Cooke, the brilliant but idiosyncratic American banker, decided to finance the Northern Pacific, a transcontinental railroad planned from Duluth, Minnesota, to Seattle. M. John Lubetkin tells how Cooke’s gamble reignited war with the Sioux, rescued George Armstrong Custer from obscurity, created Yellowstone Park, pushed frontier settlement four hundred miles westward, and triggered the Panic of 1873. Staking his reputation and wealth on the Northern Pacific, Cooke was soon whipsawed by the railroad’s mismanagement, questionable contracts, and construction problems. Financier J. P. Morgan undermined him, and the Crédit Mobilier scandal ended congressional support. When railroad surveyors and army escorts ignored Sioux chief Sitting Bull’s warning not to enter the Yellowstone Valley, Indian attacks—combined with alcoholic commanders—led to embarrassing setbacks on the field, in the nation’s press, and among investors. Lubetkin’s suspenseful narrative describes events played out from Wall Street to the Yellowstone and vividly portrays the soldiers, engineers, businessmen, politicians, and Native Americans who tried to build or block the Northern Pacific.
Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press
ISBN: 0806182059
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 399
Book Description
In 1869, Jay Cooke, the brilliant but idiosyncratic American banker, decided to finance the Northern Pacific, a transcontinental railroad planned from Duluth, Minnesota, to Seattle. M. John Lubetkin tells how Cooke’s gamble reignited war with the Sioux, rescued George Armstrong Custer from obscurity, created Yellowstone Park, pushed frontier settlement four hundred miles westward, and triggered the Panic of 1873. Staking his reputation and wealth on the Northern Pacific, Cooke was soon whipsawed by the railroad’s mismanagement, questionable contracts, and construction problems. Financier J. P. Morgan undermined him, and the Crédit Mobilier scandal ended congressional support. When railroad surveyors and army escorts ignored Sioux chief Sitting Bull’s warning not to enter the Yellowstone Valley, Indian attacks—combined with alcoholic commanders—led to embarrassing setbacks on the field, in the nation’s press, and among investors. Lubetkin’s suspenseful narrative describes events played out from Wall Street to the Yellowstone and vividly portrays the soldiers, engineers, businessmen, politicians, and Native Americans who tried to build or block the Northern Pacific.
Markets in Chaos
Author: Brendan Hughes
Publisher: Business Expert Press
ISBN: 1637425155
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This book is useful for those seeking to learn about the history of market crises and individuals that want to learn about protection against downside risks for an investment portfolio. The purpose of this book is not to convince the reader to attempt to anticipate the timing of the next market crash, but rather for the reader to be able to draw parallels (and some contrasts) between the different crises in history. The book reviews case studies related to specific macroeconomic event triggers ranging from COVID-19 to hyperinflation. Readers will come away with extensive knowledge of different market crisis events spread across countries and timelines. The reader will be well versed on important macroeconomic topics such as the history of currencies. Perhaps most importantly, readers will feel better prepared to handle the next market catastrophe. Audiences such as business school students and those that are a part of organizations such as the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute will find this book of interest.
Publisher: Business Expert Press
ISBN: 1637425155
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 258
Book Description
This book is useful for those seeking to learn about the history of market crises and individuals that want to learn about protection against downside risks for an investment portfolio. The purpose of this book is not to convince the reader to attempt to anticipate the timing of the next market crash, but rather for the reader to be able to draw parallels (and some contrasts) between the different crises in history. The book reviews case studies related to specific macroeconomic event triggers ranging from COVID-19 to hyperinflation. Readers will come away with extensive knowledge of different market crisis events spread across countries and timelines. The reader will be well versed on important macroeconomic topics such as the history of currencies. Perhaps most importantly, readers will feel better prepared to handle the next market catastrophe. Audiences such as business school students and those that are a part of organizations such as the Chartered Financial Analyst Institute will find this book of interest.
Montana
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Frontier and pioneer life
Languages : en
Pages : 402
Book Description
Gateway to Yellowstone
Author: Lee Whittlesey
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493016660
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
By 1883 when the rail lines of the Northern Pacific reached the tiny town of Cinnabar, Montana Territory, newspaper and magazine stories of the wonders to be found in Yellowstone National Park had been firing the imaginations of eager potential visitors around the world for a decade. Once the railroad completed that critical bit of their route, the world was poised to actually see the magic of Yellowstone, and the prospect of a trip was no longer just exciting—it was a possibility. It seemed like everyone who could afford the ticket—from middle class residents of New York City to Army Generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Philip Sheridan to President Chester A. Arthur—wanted to ride the train to see Yellowstone . Their jumping off point for their journey into “Wonderland” was the town envisioned by Hugo Hoppe, a raucous Wild West town poised for greatness as the Gateway to all of Yellowstone’s offerings. The town of Cinnabar, Montana, no longer exists, but when it did, it served as the immediate railroad gateway for a generation of visitors to Yellowstone National Park. Visitors passed through its streets from September 1, 1883, through June 15, 1903 This book tells the story of its place in the West, and the legend of the town and its promoters. Its story is one of aspiration and dreams in the American West and its place in the legend and lore of Yellowstone has kept the spirit of Cinnabar alive for more than a hundred years since the town itself faded away.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield
ISBN: 1493016660
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 337
Book Description
By 1883 when the rail lines of the Northern Pacific reached the tiny town of Cinnabar, Montana Territory, newspaper and magazine stories of the wonders to be found in Yellowstone National Park had been firing the imaginations of eager potential visitors around the world for a decade. Once the railroad completed that critical bit of their route, the world was poised to actually see the magic of Yellowstone, and the prospect of a trip was no longer just exciting—it was a possibility. It seemed like everyone who could afford the ticket—from middle class residents of New York City to Army Generals William Tecumseh Sherman and Philip Sheridan to President Chester A. Arthur—wanted to ride the train to see Yellowstone . Their jumping off point for their journey into “Wonderland” was the town envisioned by Hugo Hoppe, a raucous Wild West town poised for greatness as the Gateway to all of Yellowstone’s offerings. The town of Cinnabar, Montana, no longer exists, but when it did, it served as the immediate railroad gateway for a generation of visitors to Yellowstone National Park. Visitors passed through its streets from September 1, 1883, through June 15, 1903 This book tells the story of its place in the West, and the legend of the town and its promoters. Its story is one of aspiration and dreams in the American West and its place in the legend and lore of Yellowstone has kept the spirit of Cinnabar alive for more than a hundred years since the town itself faded away.
The great American land bubble
Author: Aaron Morton Sakolski
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610162986
Category : Land tenure
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610162986
Category : Land tenure
Languages : en
Pages : 436
Book Description
The Case for Gold
Author: Ron Paul
Publisher: Cato Institute
ISBN: 0932790313
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Publisher: Cato Institute
ISBN: 0932790313
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 341
Book Description
Outlook
Author: Alfred Emanuel Smith
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 866
Book Description
History of Money and Banking in the United States: The Colonial Era to World War II, A
Author: Murray Newton Rothbard
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610164350
Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610164350
Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 512
Book Description
Wall Street, Banks, and American Foreign Policy
Author: Murray Newton Rothbard
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610163087
Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description
Publisher: Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN: 1610163087
Category : Banks and banking
Languages : en
Pages : 107
Book Description