Harriman Vs Hill Wall Street's Great Railroad War by Haeg,Larry - 2013

University of Minnesota Press. Used - Very Good. Former library book; may include library markings. Used book that is in excellent condition. May show signs of wear or have minor defects.

Minneapolis MN: University of Minnesota Press, 2013. Hardcover. Good+ in Near Fine dust jacket. The war between James J. Hill and Edward Harriman over the twbit railroad but one essential in connecting eastern markets to the rising West. Big Oil against Big Steel, J. P. Morgan against the Rockefellers. 375 pages. Light pencil underlining throughout, otherwise Near Fine.; 6 1/2 x 9 1/4

Univ Of Minnesota Press, 2013-10-01. Hardcover. Used:Good.

Hardback. New. In 1901, the Northern Pacific was an unlikely prize: a twice-bankrupt construction of the federal government, it was a two-bit railroad (literally-five years back, its stock traded for twenty-five cents a share). But it was also a key to connecting eastern markets through Chicago to the rising West. Two titans of American railroads set their sights on it: James J. Hill, head of the Great Northern and largest individual shareholder of the Northern Pacific, and Edward Harriman, head of the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific. The subsequent contest was unprecedented in the history of American enterprise, pitting not only Hill against 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 ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria. The story, told here in full for the first time, transports us to the New York Stock Exchange during the unfolding of the earliest modern-day stock market panic. Harriman… Read More

Univ of Minnesota Pr, 2013. Hardcover. New. 375 pages. 9.25x6.25x1.00 inches.