The Road To Rock Island
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The Road To Rock Island
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Author : Ron Jones
language : en
Publisher: Tate Publishing
Release Date : 2007-12
The Road To Rock Island written by Ron Jones and has been published by Tate Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-12 with categories.
The Road to Rock Island is a fascinating re-telling of one Confederate soldier's time in the Civil War. Author Ron Jones has spent countless hours researching his genealogy and the events that took place in the lives of his ancestors before, during, and after the Civil War. Not only do the characters, all based on Ron's ancestors, come to life but history becomes the present in this action packed historical novel. Jones gets into the nitty-gritty of life for a Confederate soldier, including the trials and triumphs that they faced. You won't want to miss this larger-than-life book!
A Mighty Fine Road
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Author : H. Roger Grant
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2020-10-06
A Mighty Fine Road written by H. Roger Grant and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-10-06 with Transportation categories.
The Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad's history is one of big booms and bigger busts. When it became the first railroad to reach and then cross the Mississippi River in 1856, it emerged as a leading American railroad company. But after aggressive expansion and a subsequent change in management, the company struggled and eventually declared bankruptcy in 1915. What followed was a cycle of resurrections and bankruptcies; a grueling, ten-year, ultimately unsuccessful battle to merge with the Union Pacific; and the Rock Island's final liquidation in 1981. But today, long after its glory days and eventual demise, the "Mighty Fine Road" has left behind a living legacy of major and feeder lines throughout the country. In his latest work, railroad historian H. Roger Grant offers an accessible, gorgeously illustrated, and comprehensive history of this iconic American railroad.
Rock Island Rock
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Author : Eyre Price
language : en
Publisher: Crossroads Thriller
Release Date : 2013
Rock Island Rock written by Eyre Price and has been published by Crossroads Thriller this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013 with Fiction categories.
Rock Island Rock is the pulse-pounding second act in the evolution of the Crossroads series, which began with Blues Highway Blues, voted Best Blues Book of 2012 by Blues411.com. Owing a debt to the mysterious bluesman, Mr. Atibon, reluctant hero Daniel Erickson finds himself back on the run with his lady love, Vicki Bean, and hitman friend, Moog Turner. Now the three are racing to track down the killer of a rock and roll superstar. They travel a violent and dangerous road, littered with obsessive FBI agents, vengeful Russian mobsters, brutal cartel assassins, and psychotic biker gangs. But no matter how fast and far Daniel and company run, there's no escaping the blood they've spilled--and an unspeakable evil waiting for them.
A History Of The Rock Island Arsenal From Its Establishment In 1836 To December 1876
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Author : Daniel Webster Flagler
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1877
A History Of The Rock Island Arsenal From Its Establishment In 1836 To December 1876 written by Daniel Webster Flagler and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1877 with Arsenals categories.
The Rock Island Line
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Author : Bill Marvel
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 2013-10-01
The Rock Island Line written by Bill Marvel and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-10-01 with Transportation categories.
Explore the rich history of the legendary railroad that spanned the American Midwest in this beautifully illustrated volume. Beginning operations in the mid-nineteenth century, the Rock Island Line served farms and small-town America for more than 140 years. One of the earliest railroads to build westward from Chicago, it was the first to span the Mississippi, advancing the frontier, bringing settlers into the West, and hauling their crops to market. Rock Island’s celebrated Rocket passenger trains also set a standard for speed and service, with suburban runs as familiar to Windy City commuters as the Loop. For most of its existence, the Rock battled competitors much larger and richer than itself. When it finally succumbed, the result was one of the largest business bankruptcies ever. Today, as its engines and stock travel the busy main lines operated by other carriers, the Rock Island Line lives on in the hearts of those whom it employed and served.
Circular To The Stockholders And Bondholders Of The Chicago And Rock Island Railway Company
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Author : A. C. FLAGG
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1857
Circular To The Stockholders And Bondholders Of The Chicago And Rock Island Railway Company written by A. C. FLAGG and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1857 with categories.
Rock Island Lines News Digest
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1964
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Rock Island Requiem
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Author : Gregory L. Schneider
language : en
Publisher: University Press of Kansas
Release Date : 2020-02-05
Rock Island Requiem written by Gregory L. Schneider and has been published by University Press of Kansas this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2020-02-05 with Transportation categories.
Celebrated in history and song, the Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company—the Rock Island Line—was a powerful Midwestern railroad that once traversed thirteen states with its fast freights and Rocket passenger trains but eventually succumbed to government regulation and a changing economy. Gregory Schneider chronicles the Rock Island’s painful decline and along the way reveals some of the key problems within the American railroad industry during the post–World War II era. Schneider takes readers back to a time when railroads still clung to a storied past to offer new insight into the devastating impact of economic policymaking during the 1960s and 1970s. Schneider recounts the largest railroad liquidation in American history—as well as one of the most successful reorganizations in American business—to depict the demise and ultimate collapse of Rock Island as part of a broader account of hard times in the railroad industry beginning in the 1970s. Schneider weaves a complex story of how business, politics, government bureaucracy, and individual greed helped to limit the economic possibilities of the railroad industry and catapult the Rock Island Railroad into oblivion. Weakened by a troubled economy, the Rock fell victim to inept management and labor union intransigence; but Schneider also reveals how government regulations and price controls prevented innovation, hindered capital acquisition, and favored other forms of transportation that lie beyond the scope of regulation. Railroads were even hurt by taxation of property and real estate while competitors were able to use government-subsidized highways and airports without having to pay taxes to fund them. Now that America has gone on to witness the collapse of such mammoth firms as Enron and Lehman Brothers, not to mention the bankruptcy and bailout of General Motors, the story of the Rock provides an instructive lesson in how a major American enterprise was allowed to fall victim to forces often beyond its control—while the bailout of the Penn Central, at the expense of smaller lines like Rock Island, helped initiate the era of “too big to fail.” For economic historians and railroad buffs alike, Rock Island Requiem is a well-researche
Katy Northwest
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Author : Donovan L. Hofsommer
language : en
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Release Date : 1999
Katy Northwest written by Donovan L. Hofsommer and has been published by Indiana University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1999 with History categories.
"Katy Northwest will be of interest to scholars who are concerned with the economic, social, and political ramifications... of all light railroad branch lines... Will be warmly received by rail buffs and by loyal friends of the Katy." --from the Foreword by John W. Barriger, Special Assistant, Federal Railroad Administration, and former president of the Katy "If you are coming to this book for the first time, dive in! If you're picking it up again after an absence, welcome back. The Northwest District may be gone, but it lives forever here." --Fred Finley More than just a history of a branch line railroad, this is a premiere book, with not only facts and figures, but also excellent historical writing. It details Katy Northwest's birth, maturation, and decline as well as the devastating effect of its death on the communities it served.
Fa 595 Il 2 To I 80 Rock Island Henry Counties
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1978
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