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Fueling the Gilded Age

- Railroads, Miners, and Disorder in Pennsylvania Coal Country

About Fueling the Gilded Age

If the railroads won the Gilded Age, the coal industry lost it. Railroads epitomized modern management, high technology, and vast economies of scale. By comparison, the coal industry was embarrassingly primitive. This book shows how disorder in the coal industry disrupted the strategic plans of the railroads.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780814764985
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 287
  • Published:
  • April 10, 2014
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x23 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 522 g.
Delivery: 2-4 weeks
Expected delivery: December 8, 2024

Description of Fueling the Gilded Age

If the railroads won the Gilded Age, the coal industry lost it. Railroads epitomized modern management, high technology, and vast economies of scale. By comparison, the coal industry was embarrassingly primitive. This book shows how disorder in the coal industry disrupted the strategic plans of the railroads.

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