| Description |
1 online resource (xi, 508 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
I: The Kenefick Era, 1970-1985 -- The industry -- The fat old lady -- the new approach -- The godfather -- The shifting landscape -- The corporate relationship -- The return of Humpty Dumpty -- The year of decisions -- The new partners -- The coming together -- The right stuff -- The operation -- The marketing maze -- The studies -- II: The Walsh Era, 1986-1991 -- The succession scramble -- The whirlwind -- The quest for quality -- The enigmatic dynamo -- The problem -- The unstable chessboard -- III: The Davidson era, 1992-2004 -- The empire -- The improbable leader -- The bidding war -- The shaking out -- The sorting out -- The changing of the guard -- The nightmare -- The road to redemption -- The lessons learned -- The clash of styles -- The lessons relearned -- Epilogue: The next railroad. |
| Summary |
Praised by the Chicago Tribune as "thoroughly and compellingly detailed history," Volumes I and II of Maury Klein's monumental history of the Union Pacific Railroad covered the years from 1863-1969. Now the third and final volume brings the story of the Union Pacific--the oldest, largest, and most successful railroad of modern times--fully up to date. The book follows the trajectory of an icon of the industrial age trying to negotiate its way in a post-railway world, plagued by setbacks such as labor disputes, aging infrastructure, government de-regulation, ill-fated mergers, and more. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Union Pacific Railroad Company -- History.
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Union Pacific Railroad Company. |
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History. |
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Railroads -- United States -- History.
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Railroads. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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History.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Klein, Maury, 1939- Union Pacific. New York : Oxford University Press, ©2011 9780195369892 (DLC) 2010027471 (OCoLC)641525237 |
| ISBN |
9780199708581 (electronic book) |
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0199708584 (electronic book) |
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1283160218 |
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9781283160216 |
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9780195369892 |
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0195369890 |
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