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Friedrich List as a railway pioneer in the USA : the Little Schuylkill Railroad in Pennsylvania--- a German-American pioneering achievement / Eugen Wendler.
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Wendler, Eugen
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Friedrich List als Eisenbahnpionier in den USA.
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Book
Language
English
Published/Created
Wiesbaden : Springer, [2021]
Description
xvi, 80 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm
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TF24.P4 W46 2021
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Railroads
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Pennsylvania
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History
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Little Schuylkill Navigation Rail Road and Coal Company
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History
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List, Friedrich 1789-1846
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SpringerBriefs in economics
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Springer Briefs in Economics
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This book provides an impressive account of the pioneering technical achievements of the German economic theorist Friedrich List (1789-1846) during his exile in the USA. With the project planning and construction of the Little Schuylkill Railroad in Pennsylvania, List contributed significantly to the development of the coal deposits there and thus to the development of heavy industry in the USA. The exciting history of the founding of the railroad and List's involvement is illustrated by many photographic documents. The content - The American exile of Friedrich List (1825-1832) - Friedrich List and the indigenous American population - The importance of coal for the early industrialization - List`s railway project - the obstacles and first successes.
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Includes bibliographical references.
Contents
The historical significance of Friedrich List
The American exile of Friedrich List from 1825 to 1832
Unspoiled wilderness and rugged nature in the Blue Mountain range of Pennsylvania in the first half of the 19th Century
The extensive extermination of the Indians by white settlers and Friedrich List's stance
The growing importance of coal in the course of early industrialization
The emergence of anthracite coal, its rise and fall
Friedrich List's discovery of a coal deposit in Pennsylvania
The construction of the Little Schuylkill Railroad
The acknowledgment of List's achievements in the construction of the Little Schuylkill Railroad by Dr. Isaac Hiester
Tamaqua and Port Clinton - the two endpoints of the Little Schuylkill Railroad
The first positive effects of the Little Schuylkill Railroad
Appendix: Dr. Karl (Charles) Neidhard (1809-1895), step-son of Friedrich List - a pioneer of homeopathy in the USA. .
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ISBN
9783658345259 ((paperback))
365834525X ((paperback))
OCLC
1252961917
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