Union Pacific

Union Pacific

Volume II, 1894–1969

Maury Klein

Table of Contents

$24.95 Paper
ISBN: 0-8166-4460-8
ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-4460-5

The saga continues as the Union Pacific lays the groundwork for modern industry in America.

The second volume in the history of the Union Pacific begins after the financial panic of 1893, one of the worst depressions Americans had yet experienced, which pushed the railroad into bankruptcy.

Maury Klein examines the complex challenges faced by the Union Pacific in the new century—the expanding role of government and its restrictive regulations, the growth of labor unions, the devastating effects of two world wars, and the growing competition from new modes of transportation—and how, under the innovative and influential leadership of Edward H. Harriman, the Union Pacific again played the role of industrial pioneer.

Union Pacific has remained one of the strongest railroads in the country, surviving the eras of government regulation and the corporate mergers of the past twenty-five years. Insightful, definitive in scope, rich in colorful anecdotes and superb characterizations, Union Pacific is a fascinating saga not only of a particular railroad but also about how that industry transformed America.

Maury Klein is professor of history at the University of Rhode Island. He is the author of several books, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Life and Legend of Jay Gould and Union Pacific: Volume I: 1862-1893.

672 pages | 114 halftones, 15 line art | 5 7⁄8 x 9 | 2006

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Acknowledgements
Introduction
Railroad Short Titles
Map
Prologue: The Funeral 1916
Part I. The Transformation 1893-1909
1. The Receivership
2. The Second Coming
3. The Reconstruction
4. The System
5. The Empire
6. The Community of Interest
7. The New Order
8. The Storms
9. The Reckoning

Part II. The Great Adjustment 1910-1939
10. The Stewardship
11. The Turning Point
12. The Takeover
13. The Fresh Start
14. The New Competition
15. The Counterattack
16. The Projects
17. The Trimmings
18. The Family
19. The Operation

Part III. The New Railroad 1940-1969
20. The Railroader
21. The Czar
22. The Misfits
23. The Blizzard
24. The Sleeping Giant
25. The Awakening
26. The Parts Changer
27. The Merge Misstep
28. The New Railroad

Epilogue: The Rebirth
Selective Bibliography
Source Notes
Index



Union Pacific *Volume II, 1894–1969* Maury Klein Table of Contents		$24.95 Paper ISBN: 0-8166-4460-8 ISBN-13: 978-0-8166-4460-5
The saga continues as the Union Pacific lays the groundwork for modern industry in America. The second volume in the history of the Union Pacific begins after the financial panic of 1893, one of the worst depressions Americans had yet experienced, which pushed the railroad into bankruptcy. Maury Klein examines the complex challenges faced by the Union Pacific in the new century—the expanding role of government and its restrictive regulations, the growth of labor unions, the devastating effects of two world wars, and the growing competition from new modes of transportation—and how, under the innovative and influential leadership of Edward H. Harriman, the Union Pacific again played the role of industrial pioneer. Union Pacific has remained one of the strongest railroads in the country, surviving the eras of government regulation and the corporate mergers of the past twenty-five years. Insightful, definitive in scope, rich in colorful anecdotes and superb characterizations, Union Pacific is a fascinating saga not only of a particular railroad but also about how that industry transformed America. Maury Klein is professor of history at the University of Rhode Island. He is the author of several books, including the Pulitzer Prize finalist The Life and Legend of Jay Gould and Union Pacific: Volume I: 1862-1893. 672 pages \| 114 halftones, 15 line art \| 5 7⁄8 x 9 \| 2006 TABLE OF CONTENTS Acknowledgements Introduction Railroad Short Titles Map Prologue: The Funeral 1916 Part I. The Transformation 1893-1909 1. The Receivership 2. The Second Coming 3. The Reconstruction 4. The System 5. The Empire 6. The Community of Interest 7. The New Order 8. The Storms 9. The Reckoning Part II. The Great Adjustment 1910-1939 10. The Stewardship 11. The Turning Point 12. The Takeover 13. The Fresh Start 14. The New Competition 15. The Counterattack 16. The Projects 17. The Trimmings 18. The Family 19. The Operation Part III. The New Railroad 1940-1969 20. The Railroader 21. The Czar 22. The Misfits 23. The Blizzard 24. The Sleeping Giant 25. The Awakening 26. The Parts Changer 27. The Merge Misstep 28. The New Railroad Epilogue: The Rebirth Selective Bibliography Source Notes Index