Harriman vs. Hill: Wall Street's Great Railroad War

by Larry Haeg

Overview

In 1901, two titans of American railroads set their sights on the Northern Pacific. The subsequent battle was unprecedented in the history of American enterprise, pitting not only James J. Hill against Edward Harriman but also Big Oil against Big Steel and J. P. Morgan against the Rockefellers, with a supporting cast of enough wealthy investors to fill the Waldorf Astoria’s ballroom.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781452939902
Publisher:	University of Minnesota Press
Publication date:	10/01/2013
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	384
Sales rank:	733,927
File size:	4 MB

About the Author

Larry Haeg is former executive vice president of corporate communications for Wells Fargo & Company and a former broadcast journalist.

Table of Contents

Contents

Preface
Acknowledgments
Dramatis Personae, 1901
Introduction: A Railroad World

1. Mr. Morgan and Mr. Hill
2. Mr. Harriman and Mr. Schiff
3. The End of the “Days of Small Things”
4. The Battle for the Burlington
5. “Peacemakers” Arming for Combat
6. “The Weak Link in Your Chain”
7. The Consequences of a “Hostile Act”
8. Decision at Temple Emanu-El
9. “Hell is Empty and All the Devils are Here”
10. Northern Insecurities
11. The “Big Stick”
12. A Thunderbolt out of the Blue
13. Great Cases and Bad Law

Epilogue: The Last Corner

Appendixes:
Associate Justice Holmes Dissent
1901 Railroads
1901 Wall Street Primer

Notes
Bibliography
Index

Editorial Reviews

"
I first read about the Northern Pacific Corner when I was ten years old. When I opened my office on January 1, 1962, I put on the wall a framed copy of the New York Times of May 10, 1901, describing the fateful prior day. Larry Haeg now tells the full story, and I enjoyed every word of it.
" —Warren Buffett

"This book is a page-turner. Even for the reader that knows what is about to happen, Larry Haeg is able to convey a sense of excitement about the events’ unfolding." —H. Roger Grant, author of Railroads and the American People



"Harriman vs. Hill is a fascinating read. It treats an important episode in business and financial history, fleshes it out in more detail than any previous author has done, and covers the ground in an engaging style. Haeg’s approach is original and clever in the best sense of the word." —Maury Klein, author of Union Pacific

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