Richard J. Orsi
Autore di Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West, 1850-1930
Sull'Autore
Richard Orsi is Professor Emeritus of History at California State University, East Bay
Opere di Richard J. Orsi
Sunset Limited: The Southern Pacific Railroad and the Development of the American West, 1850-1930 (2005) 89 copie
California History, The Magazine of the California Historical Society: Volume LXX, Number 3, Fall 1991 (1991) 4 copie
California History, The Magazine of the California Historical Society: Volume LXXII, Number 1, Spring 1993 (1993) 4 copie
California History, The Magazine of the California Historical Society: Volume LXXIV, Number 4, Winter 1995/96 (1995) 4 copie
California History, The Magazine of the California Historical Society: Volume LXXI, Number 2, Summer 1992 (1992) 3 copie
California History, The Magazine of the California Historical Society: Volume LXXVI, Number 4, Winter 1997/98 (1998) 3 copie
CALIFORNIA HISTORY: The Magazine of the California Historical Society (Volume LXXVIII, Fall 1999, No. 3) (1999) 3 copie
California History, The Magazine of the California Historical Society: Volume LXVIII, Number 4, Winter 1989/90 (1989) 3 copie
California History, The Magazine of the California Historical Society: Volume LXXII, Number 3, Fall 1993 (1993) 2 copie
California History, The Magazine of the California Historical Society: Volume LXVIII, Number 1/2, Spring/Summer 1989 (1989) 2 copie
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- Opere
- 20
- Utenti
- 191
- Popolarità
- #114,255
- Voto
- 3.6
- Recensioni
- 2
- ISBN
- 13
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.… (altro)