The life & legend of E.H. Harriman

"To Americans living in the first years of the twentieth century, E. H. Harriman was as familiar a name as J. P. Morgan, John D. Rockefeller, and Andrew Carnegie. Like his fellow businessmen, Harriman (1847-1909) had essentially become the symbol for an entire industry: Morgan stood for banking, Rockefeller for oil, Carnegie for iron and steel - and Harriman for railroads. But despite his stature, Harriman has remained a surprisingly understudied figure. With this book, Maury Klein offers the first in-depth biography in more than seventy-five years of "The Man Who Saved the Railroads."" "With its new insights into the myths and controversies that surround Harriman's career, this book reasserts his legacy as one of the great turn-of-the-century business titans."--BOOK JACKET.

First sentence: For a time early in the nineteenth century the Harriman family seemed destined to an inglorious end in a watery grave.

Year

2000

Language

English

Publisher

The University of North Carolina Press

Editions

2

Pages

544

ISBN

9780807825174

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