The hook & eye : a history of the Iowa Central Railway / Don L. Hofsommer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hofsommer, Donovan L.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Iowa Central Railway--History.

Iowa Central Railway.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (171 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Other Title:

Hook and eye

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : University of Minnesota Press, c2005.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Analyzing the origins, growth, and eventual dismantling of the Iowa Central Railway, Don L. Hofsommer examines how this "plain vanilla" railway was an example of the life cycle of the American railroad industry. Drawing the story from station records, ann

Contents:

Contents; Preface; Acronyms and Shortened Names; 1. Urban Mercantilism; 2. Iowa Central Railroad: Great Plans, Grand Failure; 3. Eldora Railroad & Coal Company; 4. Iowa River Railway; 5. Central Railroad Company of Iowa; 6. The Tangled Ways of Finance; 7.The Hook & Eye; 8. Iowa Central Railway; 9. Enter the Twentieth Century; Epilogue; Notes; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 139-145) and index.

ISBN:

0-8166-9683-7

0-8166-4498-5

OCLC:

567829809