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Robber baron : the life of Charles Tyson Yerkes
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Robber baron : the life of Charles Tyson Yerkes / John Franch.
ISBN
0252030990 (cloth : alk. paper)
Published
Urbana : University of Illinois Press, c2006.
Physical Description
374 p. : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
July 07, 2006
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 325-365) and index.
Contents
The inner light
The spoils of war
Addition, division, and silence
Trial by fire
Trial by jury
Judgment day
Buried alive
Starting over
The phoenix
Mass transit
Tunnel vision
Getting a grip
Strike!
Reaching for the stars
Crashing the party
Current events
An elevating prospect
Business and pleasure
The temptation of Governor Altgeld
On the brink
The franchise war
The battle of his life
End game
London
Building a monument
The American invaders
The final struggle.
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