Related Books

James J. Hill
Language: en
Pages: 323
Authors: Michael P. Malone
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-06-14 - Publisher: University of Oklahoma Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In this volume, Michael P. Malone provides a succinct interpretive biography of James J. Hill, the "Empire Builder"-so called for his work in developing the reg
James J. Hill and the Opening of the Northwest
Language: en
Pages: 676
Authors: Albro Martin
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 1991 - Publisher: Borealis Books

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

James J. Hill (1838-1916), the Empire Builder, created a vast railroad network across the northwestern United States. In this splendid biography, Martin, the fi
Harriman vs. Hill
Language: en
Pages: 473
Authors: Larry Haeg
Categories: Transportation
Type: BOOK - Published: 2013-10-01 - Publisher: U of Minnesota Press

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

In 1901, the Northern Pacific was an unlikely prize: a twice-bankrupt construction of the federal government, it was a two-bit railroad (literally—five years
Great Northern Iron
Language: en
Pages: 302
Authors: James A. Stolpestad
Categories: Mesabi Range (Minn.)
Type: BOOK - Published: 2020-04 - Publisher:

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Great Northern Iron trust leased its lands on the Mesabi iron formation to various mining companies that shipped 721 million tons of natural iron ore and ta
Highways of Progress
Language: en
Pages: 373
Authors: James J. Hill
Categories: Biography & Autobiography
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-06 - Publisher: The Minerva Group, Inc.

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

From the time he was 18 in St. Paul, James J. Hill (1838-1916) dreamed of a ship and rail bridge to the riches of the mysterious Orient. Through a succession of