The Southern Pacific, 1901-1985
The Southern Pacific, 1901-1985

Author: Donovan L. Hofsommer

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 1986

Total Pages: 404

ISBN-13: 9781603441278

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Don Hofsommer chronicles the twentieth-century history of a transportation giant. Here is a story of divestiture and merger, Sunset Route, and Prosperity Special. " . . . a treasure house of information about the Southern Pacific Company . . . . This book is a joy to read."--Richard C. Overton, from the Foreword

Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970
Historical Statistics of the United States, Colonial Times to 1970

Author: United States. Bureau of the Census

Publisher:

Published: 1975

Total Pages: 642

ISBN-13:

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Contains annual, time-series data with national coverage on almost any aspect of United States economics, population or infrastructure since the government began recording statistics. Part 1 covers: Population. Vital statistics and health and medical care. Migration. Labor. Prices and price indexes. National income and wealth. Consumer income and expenditures. Social statistics. Land, water, and climate. Agriculture. Forestry and fisheries. Minerals. Part 2 covers: Construction and housing. Manufactures. Transportation. Communications. Energy. Distribution and services. International transactions and foreign commerce. Business enterprise. Productivity and technological development. Financial markets and institutions.

The Great Northern Railway
The Great Northern Railway

Author:

Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

Published:

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13: 1452907102

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Written by historians at Harvard Business School, Mississippi State U., and St. Cloud State U. (Minn.), this history details the development and day- to-day affairs of this powerful business, and the careers of the main figures instrumental in its operation. This definitive work, first published by