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- Book Title
- Harriman Vs. Hill : Wall Street's Great Railroad War
- Publication Name
- Harriman vs. Hill
- Title
- Harriman vs. Hill
- Subtitle
- Wall Street’s Great Railroad War
- Format
- Hardcover
- ISBN-10
- 0816683646
- EAN
- 9780816683642
- ISBN
- 9780816683642
- Publisher
- University of Minnesota Press
- Genre
- Transportation, Business & Economics, History
- Topic
- Railroads / History, United States / General, Industries / Transportation
- Release Date
- 01/10/2013
- Release Year
- 2013
- Language
- English
- Country/Region of Manufacture
- US
- Item Height
- 2in
- Item Length
- 9in
- Item Width
- 6in
- Publication Year
- 2013
- Item Weight
- 23.1 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 384 Pages
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In 1901, the Northern Pacific was an unlikely prize: a twice-bankrupt construction of the federal government, it was a two-bit railroad (literally--five years back, its stock traded for twenty-five cents a share). But it was also a key to connecting eastern markets through Chicago to the rising West. Two titans of American railroads set their sights on it: James J. Hill, head of the Great Northern and largest individual shareholder of the Northern Pacific, and Edward Harriman, head of the Union Pacific and the Southern Pacific. The subsequent contest was unprecedented in the history of American enterprise, pitting not only Hill against Harriman but also Big Oil against Big Steel and J. P. Morgan against the Rockefellers, with a supporting cast of enough wealthy investors to fill the ballroom of the Waldorf Astoria. The story, told here in full for the first time, transports us to the New York Stock Exchange during the unfolding of the earliest modern-day stock market panic. Harriman vs. Hill re-creates the drama of four tumultuous days in May 1901, when the common stock of the Northern Pacific rocketed from one hundred ten dollars a share to one thousand in a mere seventeen hours of trading--the result of an inadvertent "corner" caused by the opposing forces. Panic followed and then, in short order, a calamity for the "shorts," a compromise, the near-collapse of Wall Street brokerages and banks, the most precipitous decline ever in American stock values, and the fastest recovery. Larry Haeg brings to life the ensuing stalemate and truce, which led to the forming of a holding company, briefly the biggest railroad combine in American history, and the U.S. Supreme Court ruling against the deal, launching the reputation of Justice Oliver Wendell Holmes as the "great dissenter" and President Theodore Roosevelt as the "trust buster." The forces of competition and combination, unfettered growth, government regulation, and corporate ambition--all the elements of American business at its best and worst--come into play in the account of this epic battle, whose effects echo through our economy to this day.
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Publisher
University of Minnesota Press
ISBN-10
0816683646
ISBN-13
9780816683642
eBay Product ID (ePID)
164780848
Product Key Features
Book Title
Harriman Vs. Hill : Wall Street's Great Railroad War
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Railroads / History, United States / General, Industries / Transportation
Publication Year
2013
Genre
Transportation, Business & Economics, History
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
9in
Item Height
2in
Item Width
6in
Item Weight
23.1 Oz
Additional Product Features
Lc Classification Number
He2752
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" Harriman vs. Hill is a fascinating read. It treats an important episode in business and financial history, fleshes it out in more detail than any previous author has done, and covers the ground in an engaging style. Haeg's approach is original and clever in the best sense of the word." --Maury Klein, author of Union Pacific, "This book is a page-turner. Even for the reader that knows what is about to happen, Larry Haeg is able to convey a sense of excitement about the events' unfolding." --H. Roger Grant, author of Railroads and the American People, "I first read about the Northern Pacific Corner when I was ten years old. When I opened my office on January 1, 1962, I put a framed copy on the wall of the New York Times of May 10, 1901, describing the fateful prior day. Larry Haeg now tells the full story, and I enjoyed every word of it." -Warren Buffett, "This book is a page-turner. Even for the reader that knows what is about to happen, Larry Haeg is able to convey a sense of excitement about the events' unfolding." --H. Roger Grant, author of Railroads and the American People, I first read about the Northern Pacific Corner when I was ten years old. When I opened my office on January 1, 1962, I put on the wall a framed copy of the New York Times of May 10, 1901, describing the fateful prior day. Larry Haeg now tells the full story, and I enjoyed every word of it. --Warren Buffett, " I first read about the Northern Pacific Corner when I was ten years old. When I opened my office on January 1, 1962, I put on the wall a framed copy of the New York Times of May 10, 1901, describing the fateful prior day. Larry Haeg now tells the full story, and I enjoyed every word of it. " --Warren Buffett, " Harriman vs. Hill is a fascinating read. It treats an important episode in business and financial history, fleshes it out in more detail than any previous author has done, and covers the ground in an engaging style. Haeg's approach is original and clever in the best sense of the word." --Maury Klein, author of Union Pacific
Table of Content
Contents Preface Acknowledgments Dramatis Personae, 1901 Introduction: A Railroad World 1. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Hill2. Mr. Harriman and Mr. Schiff3. The End of the "Days of Small Things"4. The Battle for the Burlington5. "Peacemakers" Arming for Combat6. "The Weak Link in Your Chain"7. The Consequences of a "Hostile Act"8. Decision at Temple Emanu-El9. "Hell is Empty and All the Devils are Here"10. Northern Insecurities11. The "Big Stick"12. A Thunderbolt out of the Blue13. Great Cases and Bad Law Epilogue: The Last Corner Appendixes: Associate Justice Holmes Dissent 1901 Railroads 1901 Wall Street Primer NotesBibliographyIndex
Copyright Date
2013
Lccn
2013-027118
Dewey Decimal
385.092273
Intended Audience
Trade
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
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