The inside man
Subtitle: the life and times of Mark Hopkins of New York, Michigan, and California
By: Salvador A. Ramirez
Publisher: Tentacled Press
Published: 2007
Place of publication: Carlsbad, Calif
Language: eng
Number of pages: 1382
ISBN-13: 9780615283159
Table of contents: title: Vol I; title: The catalyst; title: Roots; title: 'Round the horn; title: Sacramento merchant; title: Huntington & Hopkins; title: California ferment; title: Kindred spirits; title: Municipal reformer; title: The coming of the railroad; title: The great mountain; title: Harnessing the elephant; title: Troubles man-made; title: Obstruction and delay; title: Dissension within; title: Teamwork; title: Huntington, Hoplins & Company; title: Branching out; title: The Northern roads; title: Changing perspectives; title: Turning point; title: The Sacramento Union; title: Breakthrough; title: Railroadman; title: The Union Pacific; title: Crises manager; title: Divided responsibility; title: Vol II; title: Accolades and aggravations; title: Financial reconing; title: Blackmail and other ailments; title: Toil and trouble; title: Terminal fever; title: Desperate times; title: Tipping point; title: Pyrrhic victories; title: Colton; title: Twilight years; title: Interstate; title: Appendix.