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History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad

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Description

xxi, 572 pages : illustrations; 24 cm

Summary

"After the Civil War, the Louisville & Nashville Railroad took the lead among southern companies in improving rail systems and regional economic development. Through two world wars, federal government control, internal crises, external dissension, the Depression, and the great Ohio River flood of 1937, the L & N Railroad remained one of the country's most efficient lines. It is a southern institution and a railroad buff's dream.".
"In History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad, eminent railroad historian Maury Klein provides a fascinating look at the L & N's long and tumultuous history, covering leaders such as Albert Fink and Milton Smith and highlighting the characteristics that distinguished the system from other American railroads.
Including comprehensive descriptions of the railroad's equipment, operation, and traffic at all stages of its development, Klein tracks the L & N's incredible growth into an integrated system of more than five thousand miles. A new introduction by Klein details the L & N's history in the thirty years since the book was first published."--BOOK JACKET.

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Contents

1. A Town Grows Legs: The Birth of the L & N -- 2. The State Between the War: The L & N in Wartime, 1861-65 -- 3. The Sinews of Transportation, Part I -- 4. The Contours of Postwar Strategy -- 5. Combinations and Complications, 1865-73 -- 6. Northern Invaders and Southern Invasions, 1870-73 -- 7. The Furies Uncaged: Depression and Expansion, 1872-79 -- 8. "Newcomb's Octopus": The Zenith of Territorial Expansion, 1879-81 -- 9. The Financiers Take Charge: Interterritorial Expansion, 1880-83 -- 10. Scandal and Reorganization, 1884 -- 11. A Curmudgeon for All Seasons: Milton H. Smith and His Administration -- 12. In Pursuit of Profits: Financial Policy, 1885-1902 -- 13. Tracks to the Door: Developmental Extension, 1885-1902 -- 14. Childhood's End: Interterritorial Expansion, 1885-1902 -- 15. The Sinews of Transportation, Part II -- 16. The Great Freight Rate Debate -- 17. Through a Glass Darkly: The L & N in Politics, 1880-1920 --
18. Gotterdammerung: The Close of an Era, 1902-21 -- 19. From Riches to Rags: Prosperity and Depression, 1921-40 -- 20. Resurrection and Redirection: War and Modernization, 1941-59 -- Epilogue: Into the Maw of Progress.

ISBN

0813122635

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Owning Institutions

Columbia University Libraries