History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad

Contents

Contents INTRODUCTION TO THE NEW EDITION INTRODUCTION 1. A Town Grows Legs: The Birth of the L & N 2. The State Between the War: The L & N in Wartime, 1861-65 3. The Sinews of Transportation, Part I 4. The Contours of Postwar Strategy 5. Combinations and Complications, 1865-73 6. Northern Invaders and Southern Invasions, 1870-73 7. The Furies Uncaged: Depression and Expansion, 1872—79 8. "Newcomfr's Octopus": The Zenith of Territorial Expansion, 1879-81 9. The Financiers Take Charge: Interterritorial Expansion, 1880-83 xiii xix 1 27 45 59 79 102 123 150 171 V 1 1 1 CONTENTS 10. Scandal and Reorganization, 1884 11. A Curmudgeon for All Seasons: Milton H. Smith and His Administration 12. In Pursuit of Profits: Financial Policy, 1885-1902 13. Tracks to the Door: Developmental Extension, 1885-1902 14. Childhood's End: Interterritorial Expansion, 1885-1902 15. The Sinews of Transportation, Part II 16. The Great Freight Rate Debate 17. Through a Glass Darkly: The L&N in Politics, 1880-1920 18. Gotterdammerung: The Close of an Era, 1902-21 19. From Riches to Rags: Prosperity and Depression, 1921-40 20. Resurrection and Redirection: War and Modernization, 1941-59 EPILOGUE: Into the Maw of Progress POSTSCRIPT APPENDICES NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX 195 223 244 263 288 314 345 368 395 419 452 493 523 525 541 555 559 ...