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      Days of Defiance: Sumter, Secession, and the Coming of the Civil War

      Maury Klein

      Examines the extraordinary events that led up to the Civil War, from Abraham Lincoln’s 1860 election victory, through governmental gridlock, Southern threats to secede, and the machinations of an ambitious…

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      The Flowering of the Third America: The Making of an Organizational Society, 1850-1920

      Maury Klein

      In a provocative new interpretation of a transforming era, 1850-1920, Klein integrates social, economic, and business history and stresses the driving role of technology in creating a complex society of…

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      History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad

      Maury Klein

      After the Civil War, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad took the lead among southern railroads in developing rail systems and organizing transcontinental travel.

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      The Life and Legend of E.H. Harriman

      Maury Klein

      A collection of epigrams, notations, and reflections on a variety of topics, William Byrd II’s (1674-1744) last known unpublished work offers a window into the interior life of this quintessential…

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      Union Pacific: Volume I, 1862-1893

      Maury Klein

      Presents the history of the railroad that connected the coasts and unified the United States.

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      Union Pacific: Volume II, 1894-1969

      Maury Klein

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

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      The Genesis of Industrial America, 1870-1920

      Maury Klein (University of Rhode Island)

      This book, first published in 2007, offers a bold interpretation of American business history during the formative years 1870-1920, which mark the dawn of modern big business. Revolutions in power…

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      The Genesis of Industrial America, 1870-1920

      Maury Klein (University of Rhode Island)

      This book, first published in 2007, offers a bold interpretation of American business history during the formative years 1870-1920, which mark the dawn of modern big business. Revolutions in power…

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      Rainbow’s End: The Crash of 1929

      Maury Klein (Professor of History, University of Rhode Island)

      The Crash of ‘29 is one of the key moments in American, and indeed world history. This gifted narrative historian addresses its effects on both business and society, and recreates…

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      Union Pacific: The Reconfiguration: America’s Greatest Railroad from 1969 to the Present

      Maury Klein (Professor of History Emeritus, Professor of History Emeritus, University of Rhode Island)

      The book shows how Union Pacific continues to succeed even as passenger trains have all but disappeared, proving that we still live in a Railroad Age.

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