Overview

Full Product Details

9780195369892

Table of Contents

Reviews

Mr. Klein has written thoroughly researched and scrupulously objective biographies of the previously much maligned Jay Gould and E.H. Harriman, remaking their public images by presenting them in full. Now he has published the third and final volume of his magisterial history of the Union Pacific railroad, taking the company from 1969 to the present day. --Wall Street Journal Klein's lively yet comprehensive business history is highly recommended for all readers interested in business or railroads. -- Library Journal One of the great contributions to railroad history is complete again with this wonderful account of Union Pacific since 1969...Personalities drive this story, and Klein's access to most of the participants, and his eye for human detail, make the book vivid. -- Trains Magazine This is an evenhanded, warts-and-all history. The Reconfiguration is the strongest of a commendable series...For those trying to understand how the industry has rebounded to the best of times it enjoys today, Maury Klein has provided a superb study of that transformation. -- Railroad History

<br> Mr. Klein has written thoroughly researched and scrupulously objective biographies of the previously much maligned Jay Gould and E.H. Harriman, remaking their public images by presenting them in full. Now he has published the third and final volume of his magisterial history of the Union Pacific railroad, taking the company from 1969 to the present day. --Wall Street Journal<br><p><br> Klein's lively yet comprehensive business history is highly recommended for all readers interested in business or railroads. -- Library Journal<br><p><br> One of the great contributions to railroad history is complete again with this wonderful account of Union Pacific since 1969...Personalities drive this story, and Klein's access to most of the participants, and his eye for human detail, make the book vivid. -- Trains Magazine<br><p><br>

<br> Mr. Klein has written thoroughly researched and scrupulously objective biographies of the previously much maligned Jay Gould and E.H. Harriman, remaking their public images by presenting them in full. Now he has published the third and final volume of his magisterial history of the Union Pacific railroad, taking the company from 1969 to the present day. --Wall Street Journal<br><p><br> Klein's lively yet comprehensive business history is highly recommended for all readers interested in business or railroads. -- Library Journal<br><p><br>

<br> Mr. Klein has written thoroughly researched and scrupulously objective biographies of the previously much maligned Jay Gould and E.H. Harriman, remaking their public images by presenting them in full. Now he has published the third and final volume of his magisterial history of the Union Pacific railroad, taking the company from 1969 to the present day. --Wall Street Journal<br><p><br> Klein's lively yet comprehensive business history is highly recommended for all readers interested in business or railroads. -- Library Journal<br><p><br> One of the great contributions to railroad history is complete again with this wonderful account of Union Pacific since 1969...Personalities drive this story, and Klein's access to most of the participants, and his eye for human detail, make the book vivid. -- Trains Magazine<br><p><br> This is an evenhanded, warts-and-all history. The Reconfiguration is the strongest of a commendable series...For those trying to understand how the industry has

Author Information

Maury Klein is Professor of History Emeritus at the University of Rhode Island and the author of many books, including The Power Makers.

Tab Content 6

Customer Reviews

Recent Reviews

Countries Available