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Books on: (Harriman Edward Henry 1848 1909) OR (Capitalists And Financiers United States Biography) OR (Railroads United States History)

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    Railroad Depot Speeds into History Books
    Newspaper article; The Register-Guard (Eugene, OR), September 7, 2007
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    Railroads
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    Railroad Depot Speeds into History Books. Byline: Tim Christie...years of existence, Eugenes railroad depot has gone from a celebrated...Register of Historic Places, state officials announced last...citys early reliance on the railroad for passenger and freight...when cities across the United States improved their communities...
     
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    How the Railroad Changed a Nation
    Newspaper article; The Washington Times (Washington, DC), June 22, 2011
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    Railroads
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    ...THE WASHINGTON TIMES History has pictured the great...project that shaped the United States, ultimately facilitating...first transcontinental railroad westward from Omaha...likes of Jay Cooke and Henry Villard of Northern...nineteenth century. But the United States had just acquired the...the origins of the railroads that facilitated expanded...
     
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    Retracing History by Bike Septuagenarians Ride 2,100 Miles Following the Underground Railroad
    Newspaper article by Eileen O. Daday; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), August 1, 2007
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    Retracing History by Bike Septuagenarians Ride...Following the Underground Railroad. by Eileen O. Daday Byline...freedom, along the Underground Railroad. The pair, along with their...adventure. "In the southern states we didnt anticipate the headwinds...around the perimeter of the United States. Both credit their good...
     
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    Amtrak Reform Hits New Snags
    Newspaper article by Peter Kaplan; The Washington Times, February 16, 1998
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    United States. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...during its 27-year history. "Were in a lot...Deciding when and how the railroad will be able to lay...them to adjust the railroads route structure...passengers annually over 44 states. By attaching 900...competitors in the freight railroad business, in particular...every day by freight railroads," said Union Pacific...federal subsidies the railroad gets each year. And...a lobbyist for the United Transportation Union...
     
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    Acela Carries Amtrak to a New Era of Travel
    Newspaper article by Tom Ramstack; The Washington Times, December 12, 2000
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    Acela, United States. National Railroad Passenger Corp.
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    ...destination in mind other than witnessing a small slice of history. "Im a big train buff," said Mr. Jordan, a retired...His father, grandfather and several uncles worked as railroad porters and dining-car waiters. After Acela Express arrived...served to the seats of first-class passengers. French railroad magazine editor Philippe Herisse flew in from Paris to document...
     

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    Harriman, Edward Henry
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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    HARRIMAN, EDWARD HENRY 1848 1909, American railroad executive, b. Hempstead...of William Averell Harriman . He became a stockbroker...American financial history. In a later compromise...Supreme Court. Harriman used the financial...land to New York state for park purposes...Interstate Park. See biographies by G. Kennan (2...
     
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    New York , State, United States
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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    ...York. In 1848 the first...convention in the United States met in Seneca...Early in its history New York state emerged as...President of the United States; the first...New York state strongly favored...military, and railroads increased...
     
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    Utah , State, United States
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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    UTAH , state, United States yoo ta , Rocky...unusual geologic history has produced...construction of railroads. Today many...passed to the United States in 1848 with the Treaty...emigrants from the United States and abroad...the present state was a part...transcontinental railroad. Twentieth...
     
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    United States
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
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    ...government and the state governments. The...presidents of the United States, including their...Presidents of the United States .) The executive...the Departments of State; Treasury; Defense...The Congress of the United States , the legislative...the Vice President. History European Exploration...now included in the United States was spurred...Netherland (explored by Henry Hudson ), which became...
     
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    Tennessee , State, United States
    Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009
    Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

    ...TENNESSEE , state, United States ten se , ten...Among the states many institutions...Tennessee State Univ., at...Sewanee. History Early History...Franklin, State of ). The...Territory of the United States South of the...canals and then railroads were pushed...see Fort Henry and Fort Donelson...
     

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