Pere Marquette: A Michigan Railroad System Before 1900 by Meints, Graydon M.

Pere Marquette: A Michigan Railroad System Before 1900

The Pere Marquette Railroad has not one but two histories--one for the twentieth century and one for...
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Author: Graydon M. Meints
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Pere Marquette: A Michigan Railroad System Before 1900 by Meints, Graydon M.

Pere Marquette: A Michigan Railroad System Before 1900

BD$78.68

Pere Marquette: A Michigan Railroad System Before 1900

BD$78.68
Author: Graydon M. Meints
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
The Pere Marquette Railroad has not one but two histories--one for the twentieth century and one for the nineteenth. While the twentieth-century record of the Pere Marquette Railroad has been well studied and preserved, the nineteenth century has not been so well served. This volume aims to correct that oversight by focusing on the nineteenth-century part of the company's past, including the men who formed and directed these early roads, and the development of the system. The Pere Marquette Railroad was formed in 1900 by a merger of three Michigan railroad companies and lasted forty-seven years, disappearing in June 1947 by merger into the maw of the Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad. Prior to the 1900 merger, the Pere Marquette Railroad's predecessors made up a motley collection of disconnected and unaffiliated short, local rail lines. After the financial panic of 1893, and with some commonality of ownership, the companies worked together more closely. Before the end of the decade, the three main railroads--the Flint & Pere Marquette; the Detroit, Lansing & Northern; and the Chicago & West Michigan--had decided that the only way to maintain solvency was to merge. Using a plethora of primary sources including railway timetables and maps, this work lends insight into the little-known corporate business history of the Pere Marquette Railroad.

Author: Graydon M. Meints
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Published: 07/01/2020
Pages: 216
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.40lbs
Size: 10.20h x 7.20w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9781611863659

About the Author
GRAYDON M. MEINTS has published a number of acclaimed railroad histories, including Michigan Railroads & Railroad Companies, the two-volume Michigan Railroad Lines, Railroads for Michigan, and The Fishing Line: A History of the Grand Rapids & Indiana Railroad. He is a winner of a Historical Society of Michigan State History Award.

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