{"product_id":"visionary-railroader-jervis-langdon-jr-and-the-transportation-revolution-9780253352163","title":"Visionary Railroader: Jervis Langdon Jr. and the Transportation Revolution","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eVisionary Railroader\u003c\/i\u003e chronicles the life of a key figure in the history of rail travel in the United States. As president of the Baltimore \u0026amp; Ohio Railroad, Jervis Langdon Jr. had the opportunity to put progressive concepts into practice. \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eIn 1964, Langdon took charge of the Rock Island, and by the time he left in 1970, he had spearheaded major improvements for this struggling carrier. The same year, he became lead trustee for the bankrupt Penn Central and three years later assumed the presidency. From his role in passing the Regional Rail Reorganization Act of 1973 to his work on creating the quasi-public Conrail, \u003ci\u003eVisionary Railroader\u003c\/i\u003e examines the impact of Langdon's active life with clear text, unique representations of media of the day, and select family photos. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e H. Roger Grant\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Indiana University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/17\/2008\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.52h x 7.08w x 0.89d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780253352163\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChronicle of Higher Education\u003c\/i\u003e 12\/12\/2008 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eReference and Research Bk News\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2009 pg. 126\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/01\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eH. Roger Grant, Kathryn and Calhoun Lemon Professor of History at Clemson University, is author of 24 books, most of them on railroad history. He has written company histories of the Chicago \u0026amp; North Western, the Chicago Great Western, the Erie Lackawanna, the Georgia \u0026amp; Florida, and the Wabash railroads. He lives in Central, South Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Indiana University Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":39946323361907,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":30.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_8284fbab-166a-43db-a241-8e4f5ccbf762.jpg?v=1648314147","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/visionary-railroader-jervis-langdon-jr-and-the-transportation-revolution-9780253352163","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}