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Book SynopsisGarrett and the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad is a vivid account of Garrett's twenty-six-year reign.
Trade ReviewThe book is an excellent social, political, and commercial history of 19th-century Baltimore and the nation . . . Highly recommended.
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ChoiceThis volume was well written, nearly placing the reader alongside Garrett in his office or home library as he took on the enormous task on running the Baltimore & Ohio.
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The Michigan RailfanIn a well-researched and engaginglywritten volume, Sander has traced the rise—and fall—of the B&O through the career of its most influential president.
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Cambridge CoreSander’s biography is a sweeping and grand narrative of one of the nation’s seminal and transformative railroad presidents whose enterprise is still hard at work today.
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Baltimore SunTable of ContentsPrologue: Taking Hold of the Throttle Part One: To the West: 1790-1861Chapter 1: The Whole Population is in Motion: 1790-1828Chapter 2: A Flourishing Condition: 1828-1840Chapter 3: An Era of Fine Pickings: 1840-1855Chapter 4: The Race to the Ohio: 1852-1858Chapter 5: The Personification of Firmness: 1858-1860Chapter 6: Railroad Competition and Coordination--and Political Division: 1858-1861 Part Two "Mr. Lincoln's Road": 1861-1865Chapter 7: In the Thick of the Struggle: 1861Chapter 8: A Southern Line No More: 1862-1863Chapter 9: The Right Arm of the Federal Government: 1863-1865 Part Three: Empire Building and Collapse: 1866-1915Chapter 10: A New World Order: 1866-1871 Chapter 11: Go West, Railroad President--and South: 1868-1873Chapter 12: The Czar of Maryland: 1866-1873Chapter 13: The Storm Is Upon You: 1873-1877Chapter 14: His Willpower Remained Unimpaired: 1878-1883Chapter 15: Final Battles: 1880-1884Chapter 16: After Garrett: 1884-1915 EpilogueEssay on SourcesAcknowledgements
