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RailroadTreasures offers the following item: Invisible Giants The Empires of Cleveland’s Van Sweringen Brothers w Dust Jacket Invisible Giants The Empires of Clevelands Van Sweringen Brothers DJHard Cover with Dust JacketBy Herbert H. Harwood Jr.Copyright 2003342 pagesThis is the Horatio Algeresque tale of Oris Paxton and Mantis James Van Sweringen, who rose from poverty to become two of the most powerful men in the country. They controlled the country's largest railroad system-a network of track reaching from the Atlantic to Salt Lake City and from Ontario to the Gulf of Mexico.* They created the model upper-class suburb of Shaker Heights, Ohio, with its unique rapid-transit access. They built Cleveland's landmark Terminal Tower and its innovative "city within a city" complex. Indisputably, they created modern Cleveland.Yet beyond a small, tight circle, the bachelor Van Sweringen brothers were enigmas. Although their actions were aggressive, creative, and bold, their manner was modest, mild, and retiring. Dismissed by many as mere shoestring financial manipulators, they built amazingly solid works which remain strong today.Introduction1. Oasis in a Gritty City2. The Ideal Suburb3. Mr. Smith Sells a Farm4. Mr. Smith Sells a Railroad5. Shaping Solid Forms6. A Difficult Birth at the Public Square7. The Beginnings of an Empire8. To the South, East, and North 9. Taking Stock: 192410. Some Shadows Fleet By11. Building, Rebuilding, and Juggling12. Consolidation Anarchy I: The Maverick and the General13. Consolidation Anarchy II: The Street Fighter14. The Summit I: An Appalachian Peak in the Rockies15. The Summit II: Filling Out the Railroad Map16. The Summit III: Consummation in Cleveland-and a Jolt17. Completions and Complications18. Taking Stock: 193019. Sudden Darkness20. The Rails Roll Downgrade21. A New World22. The Cruelest Year23. The Last Train24. Epilogue I: New Empires from Old25. Epilogue II: The Ghosts
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