Description: John W. Garrett and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad by Kathleen Waters Sander Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Garrett and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is a vivid account of Garretts twenty-six-year reign. Publisher Description Chartered in 1827 as the countrys first railroad, the legendary Baltimore and Ohio played a unique role in the nations great railroad drama and became the model for American railroading. John W. Garrett, who served as president of the B&O from 1858 to 1884, ranked among the great power brokers of the time. In this gripping and well-researched account, historian Kathleen Waters Sander tells the story of the B&Os beginning and its unprecedented plan to build a rail line from Baltimore over the Allegheny Mountains to the Ohio River, considered to be the most ambitious engineering feat of its time. The B&Os success ignited "railroad fever" and helped to catapult railroading to Americas most influential industry in the nineteenth century. Taking the B&O helm during the railroads expansive growth in the 1850s, Garrett soon turned his attention to the demands of the Civil War. Sander explains how, despite suspected Southern sympathies, Garrett became one of President Abraham Lincolns most trusted confidantes and strategists, making the B&O available for transporting Northern troops and equipment to critical battles.The Confederates attacked the B&O 143 times, but could not put "Mr. Lincolns Road" out of business. After the war, Garrett became one of the first of the famed Gilded Age tycoons, rising to unimagined power and wealth. Sander explores how-when he was not fighting fierce railroad wars with competitors-Garrett steered the B&O into highly successful entrepreneurial endeavors, quadrupling track mileage to reach important commercial markets, jumpstarting Baltimores moribund postwar economy, and constructing lavish hotels in Western Maryland to open tourism in the region. Sander brings to life the brazen risk-taking, clashing of oversized egos, and opulent lifestyles of the Gilded Age tycoons in this richly illustrated portrait of one mans undaunted efforts to improve the B&O and advance its technology. Chronicling the epic technological transformations of the nineteenth century, from rudimentary commercial trade and primitive transportation westward to the railroads indelible impact on the country and the economy, John W. Garrett and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is a vivid account of Garretts twenty-six-year reign. Author Biography Kathleen Waters Sander teaches history at the University of Maryland University College. She is the author of The Business of Charity: The Womans Exchange Movement, 1832-1900 and Mary Elizabeth Garrett: Society and Philanthropy in the Gilded Age. Details ISBN 1421422204 ISBN-13 9781421422206 Title John W. Garrett and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Author Kathleen Waters Sander Format Hardcover Year 2017 Pages 416 Publisher Johns Hopkins University Press GE_Item_ID:136549955; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys
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ISBN-13: 9781421422206
Book Title: John W. Garrett and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Number of Pages: 416 Pages
Language: English
Publication Name: John W. Garrett and the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Item Height: 1.2 in
Subject: United States / State & Local / Middle Atlantic (DC, De, Md, NJ, NY, Pa), Railroads / History, United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877), Business, Corporate & Business History
Publication Year: 2017
Item Weight: 25.6 Oz
Type: Textbook
Author: Kathleen Waters Sander
Subject Area: Transportation, Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics, History
Item Length: 9.2 in
Item Width: 6.1 in
Format: Hardcover
