| Description |
1 online resource (xiii, 309 pages) : illustrations, maps |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Book Title; Copyright; Contents; Figures and Tables; Preface; 1. Prelude; 2. The Little Railroad That Could; 3. Stately Edifices and Lofty Spires; 4. Go West, Young Man; 5. The Benevolence of the Butcher; 6. Mister Mayor; 7. Harnessing the Iron Horse; 8. The First Businessman; 9. The Best of Everything; 10. Building an Empire; 11. An Overgrown Gawk of a Village; 12. The Minnow Swallows the Whale; 13. The Gates of Hell; 14. Out of the Ashes; 15. A Whole-Souled Man; Notes; Bibliography; Index; Author Bio; Back Cover. |
| Summary |
William Butler Ogden was a pioneer railroad magnate, one of the earliest founders and developers of the city of Chicago, and an important influence on U.S. westward expansion. His career as a businessman stretched from the streets of Chicago to the wilds of the Wisconsin lumber forests, from the iron mines of Pennsylvania to the financial capitals in New York and beyond. Jack Harpster's The Railroad Tycoon Who Built Chicago: A Biography of William B. Ogden is the first biography of one of the most notable figures in nineteenth-century America. Harpster. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Ogden, William B. (William Butler), 1805-1877.
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Ogden, William B. (William Butler), 1805-1877. |
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Chicago (Ill.) -- Biography.
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Railroads -- United States -- Biography.
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Railroads. |
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United States. |
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Biographies.
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Mayors -- Illinois -- Chicago -- Biography.
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Mayors. |
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Illinois -- Chicago. |
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Chicago (Ill.) -- History -- 19th century.
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| Chronological Term |
1800 - 1899 |
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Electronic books.
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History.
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Biographies.
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| Added Title |
Biography of William B. Ogden |
| Other Form: |
Print version: Harpster, Jack, 1937- Railroad tycoon who built Chicago. Carbondale : Southern Illinois University Press, ©2009 9780809329175 (DLC) 2008053404 (OCoLC)288932904 |
| ISBN |
9781441645012 (electronic book) |
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1441645012 (electronic book) |
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9780809386802 |
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0809386801 |
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