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A carregar... Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West, 1850-1930 (edição 2005)por Richard J. Orsi (Autor)
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The only major U.S. railroad to be operated by westerners and the only railroad built from west to east, the Southern Pacific acquired a unique history and character. It also acquired a reputation, especially in California, as a railroad that people loved to hate. Não foram encontradas descrições de bibliotecas. |
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Professor Orsi paints a picture of an enlightened, almost paternal, company (except during the Harriman years) that sought to improve the lot of the settlers to whom it sold land plots; by providing irrigation schemes that were often gifted to their communities once the S.P. had established them; that recognised pre-existing landholders on land that formed part of the company's grant from Federal govennment; that helped to promote the business of the states in which it operated even when state legislatures did not promote themselves, often at no cost to those legislatures; that developed agriculture in its areas of operation.
It dedicates a chapter to the Mussel Slough Incident, placing the blame at the feet of the, illegal, settlers and stating that the company offered repeatedly to settle the matter peacefully with them.
What it does NOT do is cover the operations or equipment of the company; for that Beebe or Signor are better sources.
Overall, this book is a superb study of a corporate entity that has long since been swallowed up by what I regard as a predator. Read it in conjuction with Don.L. Hofsommer's book on the same railroad.