Bonds of Enterprise
John Murray Forbes and Western Development in America's Railway Age
Published on 1. April 2001
Book
Paperback/Softback
280 pages
978-0-87745-764-0 (ISBN)
Description
A career narrative of John Murray Forbes, Boston China trader and western railroad builder, which illuminates a pattern of eastern domination and eastern dependency in western railroad development. It analyzes the conflict between eastern financier-directors and local promoters and shippers.
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Edition
Enlarged edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Iowa
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Edition type
Enlarged edition
Illustrations
4 maps, 1 table, bibliography,index
ISBN-13
978-0-87745-764-0 (9780877457640)
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