{"product_id":"saint-paul-38-pacific-railroad-an-empire-in-the-making-1862-1879-hardback-9780875802527","title":"Saint Paul \u0026#38; Pacific Railroad; An Empire in the Making, 1862–1879 (Hardback) 9780875802527","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eSaint Paul \u0026amp; Pacific Railroad\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eAn Empire in the Making, 1862–1879\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eAugustus Veenendaal (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875802527\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 1 August 1999\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e186 pages\u003cbr\u003e27.9 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Fascinating.... Leading railroad historian Augustus J. Veenendaal examines one of America's most significant pioneer pikes. The Saint Paul \u0026amp; Pacific typifies early roads, especially those firms that threw rails ahead of major settlements.\"—H. Roger Grant, author of The North Western\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eBeginning in 1862 as a small carrier connecting St. Paul and Minneapolis with outlying towns, the Saint Paul \u0026amp; Pacific Railroad became the foundation of the vast rail system that would open the entire Northwest. As a pioneering line in virgin territory, it played a vital role in the early development of Minnesota's economy. When railroad tycoon James J. Hill took over the troubled company in 1879, its tracks were extended into westward lines that eventually, as the Great Northern Railway, reached the Pacific Ocean. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Written by leading railroad historian Augustus J. Veenendaal Jr. this finely researched book examines the growth of the fledgling Saint Paul \u0026amp; Pacific as it struggled to lay track, meet the schedule, and make the payroll. The railway's leaders and workers took risks of injury and ruin during these years on the frontier, when everything except hardship was in short supply. Veenendaal devotes an entire chapter to the accidents and disasters that befell the new enterprise, including deadly collisions and derailments. He also chronicles triumphs, such as the use of the Miller coupler and the refurbishment of the famed Wm. Crooks, a 4-4-0 woodburning engine that was the first locomotive in Minnesota. \u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Veenendaal reveals the strategic importance of foreign investment in American railroads-in particular, Dutch investment. The Saint Paul \u0026amp; Pacific was one of the first railroads to attract the attention of Dutch bankers, who would eventually become the second largest group of foreign investors in American railroads. After James J. Hill bought out the Dutch interest in the railroad, he reorganized it as the St. Paul, Minneapolis \u0026amp; Manitoba Railroad. Today, after the megamergers of recent years, the Burlington Northern Santa Fe system owns the ghost of the old Saint Paul \u0026amp; Pacific Railroad Company.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Preface \u003cbr\u003e Introduction \u003cbr\u003e 1. Early Minnesota \u003cbr\u003e 2. The First Railroads \u003cbr\u003e 3. The Minnesota \u0026amp; Pacific Railroad Company \u003cbr\u003e 4. The Saint Paul \u0026amp; Pacific Railroad Company \u003cbr\u003e 5. Finances \u003cbr\u003e 6. Dutch Interests in Minnesota \u003cbr\u003e 7. Traffic and Operations \u003cbr\u003e 8. Management and Staff \u003cbr\u003e 9. Accidents \u003cbr\u003e 10. Locomotives \u003cbr\u003e 11. Default and Reorganization \u003cbr\u003e 12. The Sale of the Saint Paul \u0026amp; Pacific Railroad Company \u003cbr\u003e 13. The Saint Paul, Minneapolis \u0026amp; Manitoba Railroad Company \u003cbr\u003e Epilogue \u003cbr\u003e Notes \u003cbr\u003e Bibliography \u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52742491898136,"sku":"9780875802527","price":29.59,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/saint-paul-38-pacific-railroad-an-empire-in-the-making-1862-1879-hardback-9780875802527","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}