{"product_id":"rock-island-requiem-the-collapse-of-a-mighty-fine-line-9780700629626","title":"Rock Island Requiem  The Collapse of a Mighty","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe Chicago, Rock Island and Pacific Railroad Company was a powerful Midwestern railroad that once traversed thirteen states but eventually succumbed to government regulation and a changing economy. Gregory Schneider chronicles the Rock Island's painful decline and reveals some of the problems within the American railroad industry.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAn exciting story that is well researched and pleasingly written and that makes a major contribution to recent railroad history.\" - H. Roger Grant, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Railroads: The Life Story of a Technology\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Schneider's careful research shows that misguided regulation forced a troubled railroad out of business and made bankruptcy lawyers rich. \u003ci\u003eRock Island Requiem\u003c\/i\u003e reminds us how the all-powerful Interstate Commerce Commission turned the railroad industry into a basket case, much to the nation's loss.\" - Marc Levinson, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Box: How the Shipping Container Made the World Smaller and the World Economy Bigger\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"In Schneider's tightly-organized, clear, and illuminating history, the Rock Island becomes a key ingredient in the reshaping of the economic partnership between government, industry, and finance at a crucial period in American history.\" - Edward Brunner, author of \u003ci\u003eSplendid Failure\u003c\/i\u003e and former employee of the Chicago, Rock Island \u0026amp; Pacific Railway\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Illustrations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eList of Acronyms and Abbreviations\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIntroduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAct One: Merger\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. A Mighty Fine Line\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Merge or Die\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. Bleak House\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. The Waiting Is the Hardest Part\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Too Big to Fail\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAct Two: Bankruptcy\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Bankruptcy Blue(s)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Stayin' Alive\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. The Omen\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Walking Dead Men\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. The Rock Is Dead\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAct Three: Liquidation\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. Too Late the Hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. Long Live the Rock\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eConclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"MP-KAN Uni Press of Kansas","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51037274702167,"sku":"9780700629626","price":28.46,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780700629626.jpg?v=1750935104","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/rock-island-requiem-the-collapse-of-a-mighty-fine-line-9780700629626","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}