J.P. Morgan and the Transportation Kings
Download or Read eBook J.P. Morgan and the Transportation Kings PDF written by Steven H. Gittelman and published by University Press of America. This book was released on 2012 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Steven H. Gittelman |
Publisher | : University Press of America |
Total Pages | : 385 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780761858492 |
ISBN-13 | : 0761858490 |
Rating | : 4/5 (92 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis J.P. Morgan and the Transportation Kings by : Steven H. Gittelman
Book excerpt: Vanderbilt, Hill, Morgan, and Harriman were America's industrial princes, planning to link American railroads and a shipping cartel with a railroad line through China and Russia, then into Europe, and create: the Transportation Kings. Poised for great accomplishment, their story ends in the sinking of the Titanic and bitter failure.