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Index
Cover
Title Page
Copyright Page
Dedication
Contents
Illustrations
Introduction to the New Edition
Introduction
1. A Town Grows Legs: The Birth of the L & N
2. The State Between the War: The L & N in Wartime, 1861–65
3. The Sinews of Transportation, Part I
4. The Contours of Postwar Strategy
5. Combinations and Complications, 1865–73
6. Northern Invaders and Southern Invasions, 1870–73
7. The Furies Uncaged: Depression and Expansion, 1872–79
8. “Newcomb’s Octopus”: The Zenith of Territorial Expansion, 1879–81
9. The Financiers Take Charge: Interterritorial Expansion, 1880–83
10. Scandal and Reorganization, 1884
11. A Curmudgeon for All Seasons: Milton H. Smith and His Administration
12. In Pursuit of Profits: Financial Policy, 1885–1902
13. Tracks to the Door: Developmental Extension, 1885–1902
14. Childhood’s End: Interterritorial Expansion, 1885–1902
15. The Sinews of Transportation, Part II
16. The Great Freight Rate Debate
17. Through a Glass Darkly: The L&N in Politics, 1880–1920
18. Götterdämmerung: The Close of an Era, 1902–21
19. From Riches to Rags: Prosperity and Depression, 1921–40
20. Resurrection and Redirection: War and Modernization, 1941–59
Epilogue: Into the Maw of Progress
Postscript
Appendices
Notes
Bibliography
Index
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