Little Man With the Long Shadow
The Life and Time of Frederick M. Hubbell
Published on 5. March 2020
176 pages
978-1-83974-291-0 (ISBN)
Description
Frederick M. Hubbell, railroad financier and builder, real estate investor, public utilities magnate, leading lawyer, and founder of Iowa's first life insurance company, the Equitable, was at one time the wealthiest Iowan in the state's history. Based on his diaries from 1855 to 1927, The Little Man with the Long Shadow tells the story of this industrious and imaginative entrepreneur.
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Content
- Intro
- TABLE OF CONTENTS
- Illustrations
- About the Author
- 1 - 1855
- 2 - By Stagecoach from Muscatine
- 3 - Sioux City
- 4 - Mary Wilkins
- 5 - Hard Times
- 6 - 22 Important Years
- 7 - Narrow Gauge
- 8 - Builders
- 9 - Student of Railroads
- 10 - Polk & Hubbell
- 11 - Thrift
- 12 - The Equitable
- 13 - Health
- 14 - Family
- 15 - The City Council
- 16 - The Hubbell Estate
- 17 - Terrace Hill
- 18 - Poker
- 19 - Color
- 20 - Master of All Trades
- 21 - An Old Man
- 22 - 1955
- Sources
