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To Americans living in the early twentieth century, E. H. Harriman was as familiar a name as J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie. Like his fellow businessmen, Harriman (1847-1909) had become the symbol for an entire industry: Morgan stood for banking, Rockefeller for oil, Carnegie for iron and steel, and Harriman for railroads. Here, Maury Klein offers the first in-depth biography in more than seventy-five years of this influential yet surprisingly understudied figure. A Wall Street banker until age fifty, Harriman catapulted into the railroad arena in 1897, gaining control of the Union Pacific Railroad as it emerged from bankruptcy and successfully modernizing every aspect of its operation. He went on to expand his empire by acquiring large stakes in other railroads, including the Southern Pacific and the Baltimore and Ohio, in the process clashing with such foes as James J. Hill, J. P. Morgan, and Theodore Roosevelt. With its new insights into the myths and controversies that surround Harriman's career, this book reasserts his legacy as one of the great turn-of-the-century business titans. Originally published 2000. A UNC Press Enduring Edition -- UNC Press Enduring Editions use the latest in digital technology to make available again books from our distinguished backlist that were previously out of print. These editions are published unaltered from the original, and are presented in affordable paperback formats, bringing readers both historical and cultural value.
Muse offers an inside view of the development of a contemporary Australia art collection. Janet Holmes a Court, in conversation about art and the intense interest she shared with her late husband Robert from the 1960s, offers a rationale-along with an emotional soundtrack-for the 146 works she singles out from a collection of more than 5000 artworks. Janet discusses these selections with Terri-ann White in the racks where they are stored and in domestic spaces where they hang. This is an illuminating book about a passion for art and expression, a deep affinity and curiosity about artists and how they make things.
Originally published: Garden City, N.Y.: Doubleday, 1987.
Illustrations and maps -- 1. Ploughing Scrub-land on the Western Prairie -- 2. Map of the Dominion of Canada -- 3. The Indian of To-day -- 4. Indians landing on the Shore of Great Slave Lake -- 5. Hunting the Buffalo -- 6. Indians on Horseback -- 7. Making a Portage -- 8. Map showing Location of Indian Reserves -- 9. An Indian Industrial School -- 10. Mounds -- 11. Soapstone Pipe found in a Mound -- 12. Arrow-heads, Pipes, and Ornaments found in a Mound -- 13. Eskimo Family -- 14. The Walrus or Whale-horse -- 15. Eskimos in their Kayaks -- 16. Hunting the Hooded Seal -- 17. The Eskimo Dog or Husky -- 18. Hudson's Bay Company Posts in the Far North -- 19. Trappers in the Woods of the Far North -- 20. Fur Traders on their Way to the Northern Posts -- 21. Sir Alexander Mackenzie -- 22. Missionary visiting the Indians -- 23. Map of North America, showing Location of the Central Plain.
"Report of the Dominion fishery commission on the fisheries of the province of Ontario, 1893", issued as vol. 26, no. 7, supplement.