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The Life & Legend of E.H. Harriman

by Maury Klein. 521 pgs.

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Contributors:

   Maury Klein

Publisher:

   University of North Carolina Press

Place of Publication:

  Chapel Hill, NC  

Publication Year:

  2000
Subjects:   Harriman, Edward Henry,--1848-1909, Capitalists And Financiers--United States--Biography, Railroads--United States--History
Table of contents
           Acknowledgments, xi
           Introduction, xiii
           Prologue: Mr. Kennan Writes a Biography, 1
Part I. Duchy, 1848–1898
           Chapter 1. Sources of Pride and Strength, 27
           Chapter 2. Sources of Advancement, 36
           Chapter 3. Sources of Growth, 48
           Chapter 4. Sources of Education, 61
           Chapter 5. Sources of Revelation, 71
           Chapter 6. Sources of Opportunity, 88
Part II. Kingdom, 1898–1900
           Chapter 7. Going West, 105
           Chapter 8. Going for Broke, 118
           Chapter 9. Going Modern, 130
           Chapter 10. Going Back Together, 148
           Chapter 11. Going Elsewhere, 162
           Chapter 12. Going North, 181
Part III. Empire, 1900–1904
           Chapter 13. Seeking Order, 203
           Chapter 14. Seeking an Advantage, 214
           Chapter 15. Seeking Trump, 225
           Chapter 16. Seeking Hegemony, 240
           Chapter 17. Seeking the Perfect Machine, 254
           Chapter 18. Seeking the Perfect Organization, 272
           Chapter 19. Seeking the World, 283
           Chapter 20. Seeking Relief, 292
Part IV. Immolation, 1904–1909
           Chapter 21. Fighting the Tide, 307
           Chapter 22. Fighting Formidable Foes, 317
           Chapter 23. Fighting Others' Fights, 329
           Chapter 24. Fighting a Former Friend, 344
           Chapter 25. Fighting a Formidable Friend, 356
           Chapter 26. Fighting Nature, 372
           Chapter 27. Fighting for Survival, 386
           Chapter 28. Fighting Back, 403
           Chapter 29. Fighting the Inevitable, 420
           Epilogue: The Good That Men Do, 443
           Notes, 449
           Index, 505
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