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Pullman : The Man, the Company, the Historical Park.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Schoon, Kenneth J.
- Series:
- Landmarks.
- Landmarks
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Industrialists--United States--History.
- Industrialists.
- History.
- United States.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (187 pages).
- polychrome
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2021.
- [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], [2021]
- System Details:
- text file
- Contents:
- Intro
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Contents
- Preface
- Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Pullman's Geologic Beginnings
- 2. The Railroad Era Begins
- 3. George Pullman in New York
- 4. Raising Chicago and Pullman's First Sleepers
- 5. Gold Fever
- 6. Improving the Sleeper Car
- 7. The Pullman Palace Car Company
- 8. Pullman Porters and Maids
- 9. West of Lake Calumet Before Pullman
- 10. Pullman: Industrial and Commercial Assets
- 11. Pullman: Residences and Early Residents
- 12. Unrest, Annexation and Strike
- 13. Repercussions
- 14. Pullman Porters Organize
- 15. The Pullman Company and the Town 1897-1945
- 16. The Postwar Years
- 17. Citizen Involvement and Pride, Restoration and Recognition
- Appendix: The Pullman Building Downtown
- Notes
- Bibliography
- About the Author
- Notes:
- Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, MI Available via World Wide Web.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Edward Potts Cheyney Memorial Fund.
- Other Format:
- Print version: Schoon, Kenneth J. Pullman
- ISBN:
- 9781439673294
- 1439673292
- Publisher Number:
- 99989022791
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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