{"product_id":"the-corn-belt-route-9780875800950","title":"The Corn Belt Route","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"A fine, engaging, and enlightening study of a corporate underdog's struggle to survive.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Railroad History\u003cbr\u003e \"Grant tells a good story. His narrative is balanced between the factual, the anecdotal, and the broader issues.\"—Technology \u0026amp; Culture\u003cbr\u003e \"A thorough, well-written study of building and running a major midwestern 'little' railroad.\"\u003cbr\u003e -Journal of American History\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Preface to the 1996 Edition \u003cbr\u003e Preface to the 1984 Edition \u003cbr\u003e Chapter One: A. B. Stickney Builds a Railroad: The Minnesota \u0026amp; Northwestern, 1883-1887 \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two: The Chicago, St. Paul \u0026amp; Kansas City, and the Formation of the Chicago Great Western, 1887- 1892 \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three: Running the Maple Leaf Route, 1892-1904 \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four: Years of Growth, 1895-1904 \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five: Reorganization, Rehabilitation, and Recuperation: The Samuel M. Felton Years, 1908-1929 \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six: Scandal, Depression, and War, 1929-1948 \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Seven: The Deramus Era, 1948-1957 \u003cbr\u003e Chapter Eight: The Final Decade, 1957-1968 \u003cbr\u003e Afterword \u003cbr\u003e Appendix \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cornell University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49406412980567,"sku":"9780875800950","price":30.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9780875800950.jpg?v=1730495715","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/the-corn-belt-route-9780875800950","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}