{"product_id":"union-pacific-the-reconfiguration-americas-greatest-railroad-from-1969-to-the-present-9780195369892","title":"Union Pacific: The Reconfiguration: America's Greatest Railroad from 1969 to the Present","description":"Praised by the \u003cem\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/em\u003e as thoroughly and compellingly detailed history, Volumes I and II of Maury Klein's monumental history of the Union Pacific Railroad covered the years from 1863-1969. Now the third and final volume brings the story of the Union Pacific--the oldest, largest, and\u003cbr\u003emost successful railroad of modern times--fully up to date. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe book follows the trajectory of an icon of the industrial age trying to negotiate its way in a post-railway world, plagued by setbacks such as labor disputes, aging infrastructure, government de-regulation, ill-fated mergers, and more. By 1969 the same company that a century earlier had\u003cbr\u003etriumphantly driven the golden spike into Promontory Summit--to immortalize the nation's first transcontinental railway--seemed a dinosaur destined for financial ruin. But as Klein shows, the Union Pacific not only survived but is once more thriving, which proves that railways remain critical to\u003cbr\u003ecommerce and industry in America, even as passenger train travel has all but disappeared. Drawing on interviews with Union Pacific personnel past and present, Klein takes readers inside the great railroad--into its boardrooms and along its tracks--to show how the company adapted to the rapidly\u003cbr\u003echanging world of modern transportation. The book also offers fascinating portraits of the men who have run the railroad. The challenges they faced, and the strategies they developed to meet them, give readers a rare glimpse into the inner workings of one of America's great companies. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA capstone on a remarkable achievement, \u003cem\u003eUnion Pacific: The Reconfiguration\u003c\/em\u003e will appeal to historians, business scholars, and transportation buffs alike.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Maury Klein\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/15\/2011\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 520\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 2.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 1.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780195369892\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/15\/2011 pg. 96\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 02\/01\/2012\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eMaury Klein\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of History Emeritus, University of Rhode Island and the author of many books, including \u003cem\u003eThe Power Makers\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Oxford University Press, USA","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":40377896239219,"sku":"9.7802E+12","price":91.42,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_d7de522c-d2d1-4582-b945-d1ba44378c0a.jpg?v=1661261708","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/union-pacific-the-reconfiguration-americas-greatest-railroad-from-1969-to-the-present-9780195369892","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}