Pettingill & Co.'s Newspaper Directory
Pettingill & Co.'s Newspaper Directory

Author: Pettingill, firm, newspaper advertising agents

Publisher:

Published: 1899

Total Pages: 1080

ISBN-13:

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Containing a complete classified directory of the newspapers and periodicals published in the United States.

The Iron Road in the Prairie State
The Iron Road in the Prairie State

Author: Simon Cordery

Publisher: Indiana University Press

Published: 2016-01-20

Total Pages: 238

ISBN-13: 0253019125

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In 1836, Abraham Lincoln and Stephen Douglas agreed on one thing: Illinois needed railroads. Over the next fifty years, the state became the nation's railroad hub, with Chicago at its center. Speculators, greed, growth, and regulation followed as the railroad industry consumed unprecedented amounts of capital and labor. A nationwide market resulted, and the Windy City became the site of opportunities and challenges that remain to this day. In this first-of-its-kind history, full of entertaining anecdotes and colorful characters, Simon Cordery describes the explosive growth of Illinois railroads and its impact on America. Cordery shows how railroading in Illinois influenced railroad financing, the creation of a national economy, and government regulation of business. Cordery's masterful chronicle of rail development in Illinois from 1837 to 2010 reveals how the state's expanding railroads became the foundation of the nation's rail network.