E.H. Harriman Railroad Czar: Volume II

Edward H. Harriman (1848-1909) railroad czar, was one of the early turnaround pros. He started on Wall Street at age fourteen as an office boy, but by twenty one he had displayed sufficient gumption that his uncle lent him $3,000 to buy a seat on the stock exchange. His first foray into the transportation business was as owner of a boat plying the Hudson between New York and Newburgh not until age 33 did he buy his first railroad a broken-down affair He reorganized it and made a tidy profit...