Invisible giants :: the empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen brothers /
Invisible Giants is the Horatio Alger-esque tale of a pair of reclusive Cleveland brothers, Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen, who rose from poverty to become two of the most powerful men in America. They controlled the country's largest railroad system a network of track reaching from...
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| Zusammenfassung: | Invisible Giants is the Horatio Alger-esque tale of a pair of reclusive Cleveland brothers, Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen, who rose from poverty to become two of the most powerful men in America. They controlled the country's largest railroad system a network of track reaching from the Atlantic to Salt Lake City and from Ontario to the Gulf of Mexico. On the eve of the Great Depression they were close to controlling the country's first coast-to-coast rail system a goal that still eludes us. They created the model upper-class suburb of Shaker Heights, Ohio, with its unique rapid tr. |
| Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xii, 342 pages) : illustrations |
| Bibliographie: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-332) and index. |
| ISBN: | 0253110602 9780253110602 1282072420 9781282072428 9786612072420 6612072423 |
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| contents | Introduction; 1 Oasis in a Gritty City; 2 The Ideal Suburb; 3 Mr. Smith Sells a Farm; 4 Mr. Smith Sells a Railroad; 5 Shaping Solid Forms; 6 A Difficult Birth at the Public Square; 7 The Beginnings of an Empire; 8 To the South, East, and North; 9 Taking Stock: 1924; 10 Some Shadows Fleet By; 11 Building, Rebuilding, and Juggling; 12 Consolidation Anarchy I: The Maverick and the General; 13 Consolidation Anarchy II: The Street Fighter; 14 The Summit I: An Appalachian Peak in the Rockies; 15 The Summit II: Filling Out the Railroad Map. 16 The Summit III: Consummation in Cleveland-and a Jolt17 Completions and Complications; 18 Taking Stock: 1930; 19 Sudden Darkness; 20 The Rails Roll Downgrade; 21 A New World; 22 The Cruelest Year; 23 The Last Train; 24 Epilogue I: New Empires from Old; 25 Epilogue II: The Ghosts; Notes; Sources and Acknowledgments; Index. |
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| spelling | Harwood, Herbert H. Invisible giants : the empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen brothers / Herbert H. Harwood, Jr. Bloomington and Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, ©2003. 1 online resource (xii, 342 pages) : illustrations text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier polychrome. rdacc http://rdaregistry.info/termList/RDAColourContent/1003 data file Includes bibliographical references (pages 313-332) and index. Print version record. Invisible Giants is the Horatio Alger-esque tale of a pair of reclusive Cleveland brothers, Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen, who rose from poverty to become two of the most powerful men in America. They controlled the country's largest railroad system a network of track reaching from the Atlantic to Salt Lake City and from Ontario to the Gulf of Mexico. On the eve of the Great Depression they were close to controlling the country's first coast-to-coast rail system a goal that still eludes us. They created the model upper-class suburb of Shaker Heights, Ohio, with its unique rapid tr. Introduction; 1 Oasis in a Gritty City; 2 The Ideal Suburb; 3 Mr. Smith Sells a Farm; 4 Mr. Smith Sells a Railroad; 5 Shaping Solid Forms; 6 A Difficult Birth at the Public Square; 7 The Beginnings of an Empire; 8 To the South, East, and North; 9 Taking Stock: 1924; 10 Some Shadows Fleet By; 11 Building, Rebuilding, and Juggling; 12 Consolidation Anarchy I: The Maverick and the General; 13 Consolidation Anarchy II: The Street Fighter; 14 The Summit I: An Appalachian Peak in the Rockies; 15 The Summit II: Filling Out the Railroad Map. 16 The Summit III: Consummation in Cleveland-and a Jolt17 Completions and Complications; 18 Taking Stock: 1930; 19 Sudden Darkness; 20 The Rails Roll Downgrade; 21 A New World; 22 The Cruelest Year; 23 The Last Train; 24 Epilogue I: New Empires from Old; 25 Epilogue II: The Ghosts; Notes; Sources and Acknowledgments; Index. English. Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92024205 Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92024211 Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyxmGhvCcw9JWrr9Yp9Dq Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcrf7mYtjbTVfGGbmJxDq Businessmen Ohio Biography. Real estate development Ohio Cleveland History. Railroads Ohio History. Cleveland (Ohio) History. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85027009 Hommes d'affaires Ohio Biographies. Promotion immobilière Ohio Cleveland Histoire. Chemins de fer Ohio Histoire. TRANSPORTATION Railroads General. bisacsh Businessmen fast Railroads fast Real estate development fast Ohio fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJm4WtgDXCCr4dpk8PgYfq Ohio Cleveland fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJdCvPcj33MDBF4HDyf6rq Biography https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D019215 Biographies fast History fast Biographies. lcgft http://id.loc.gov/authorities/genreForms/gf2014026049 Biographies. rvmgf Print version: Harwood, Herbert H. Invisible giants. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, ©2003 0253341639 (DLC) 2002004355 (OCoLC)49383930 FWS01 ZDB-4-EBU FWS_PDA_EBU https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=138421 Volltext |
| spellingShingle | Harwood, Herbert H. Invisible giants : the empires of Cleveland's Van Sweringen brothers / Introduction; 1 Oasis in a Gritty City; 2 The Ideal Suburb; 3 Mr. Smith Sells a Farm; 4 Mr. Smith Sells a Railroad; 5 Shaping Solid Forms; 6 A Difficult Birth at the Public Square; 7 The Beginnings of an Empire; 8 To the South, East, and North; 9 Taking Stock: 1924; 10 Some Shadows Fleet By; 11 Building, Rebuilding, and Juggling; 12 Consolidation Anarchy I: The Maverick and the General; 13 Consolidation Anarchy II: The Street Fighter; 14 The Summit I: An Appalachian Peak in the Rockies; 15 The Summit II: Filling Out the Railroad Map. 16 The Summit III: Consummation in Cleveland-and a Jolt17 Completions and Complications; 18 Taking Stock: 1930; 19 Sudden Darkness; 20 The Rails Roll Downgrade; 21 A New World; 22 The Cruelest Year; 23 The Last Train; 24 Epilogue I: New Empires from Old; 25 Epilogue II: The Ghosts; Notes; Sources and Acknowledgments; Index. Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92024205 Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92024211 Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyxmGhvCcw9JWrr9Yp9Dq Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcrf7mYtjbTVfGGbmJxDq Businessmen Ohio Biography. Real estate development Ohio Cleveland History. Railroads Ohio History. Hommes d'affaires Ohio Biographies. Promotion immobilière Ohio Cleveland Histoire. Chemins de fer Ohio Histoire. TRANSPORTATION Railroads General. bisacsh Businessmen fast Railroads fast Real estate development fast |
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| topic | Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92024205 Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/no92024211 Van Sweringen, Mantis James, 1881-1935 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJyxmGhvCcw9JWrr9Yp9Dq Van Sweringen, Oris Paxton, 1879-1936 fast https://id.oclc.org/worldcat/entity/E39PBJcrf7mYtjbTVfGGbmJxDq Businessmen Ohio Biography. Real estate development Ohio Cleveland History. Railroads Ohio History. Hommes d'affaires Ohio Biographies. Promotion immobilière Ohio Cleveland Histoire. Chemins de fer Ohio Histoire. TRANSPORTATION Railroads General. bisacsh Businessmen fast Railroads fast Real estate development fast |
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