Fueling the Gilded Age Railroads, Miners, and Disorder in Pennsylvania Coal Country |
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| Author:
| Arnold, Andrew B. |
| Series title: | Culture, Labor, History Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8147-6498-5 |
| Publication Date: | Apr 2014 |
| Publisher: | New York University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $50.00 |
Book Description:
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If the railroads won the Gilded Age, the coal industry lost it. Railroads epitomized modern management, high technology, and vast economies of scale. By comparison, the coal industry was embarrassingly primitive. This book shows how disorder in the coal industry disrupted the strategic plans of the railroads.
If the railroads won the Gilded Age, the coal industry lost it. Railroads epitomized modern management, high technology, and vast economies of scale. By comparison, the coal industry was embarrassingly primitive. This book shows how disorder in the coal industry disrupted the strategic plans of the railroads.