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- catalog abstract "The nineteenth century was the golden age of enterprise in the United States. A small group of rich and powerful men changed the way we do business, and forever altered the American landscape by criss-crossing the country with railway lines. Although less well known than the great "robber barons", Frederick Billings was one of the extraordinary men of his era, combining a shrewd business sense with a love of nature. Born in Vermont in 1823, Billings was one of the early "forty-niners," making his fortune during the gold rush, becoming the first person to practice law in California, and the state's first Attorney General. He was also a leading conservationist- he helped establish Yosemite National Park, and initiated the reforestation of Vermont. As a wealthy railroad entrepreneur, he invested in the first northern transcontinental line, the Northern Pacific, of which he was later president. In this definitive biography of Frederick Billings, Robin Winks provides the first full-length study of this nineteenth-century giant. -- from Book Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b3270797.
- catalog created "1991.".
- catalog date "1991".
- catalog date "1991.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1991.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-378) and index.".
- catalog description "The nineteenth century was the golden age of enterprise in the United States. A small group of rich and powerful men changed the way we do business, and forever altered the American landscape by criss-crossing the country with railway lines. Although less well known than the great "robber barons", Frederick Billings was one of the extraordinary men of his era, combining a shrewd business sense with a love of nature. Born in Vermont in 1823, Billings was one of the early "forty-niners," making his fortune during the gold rush, becoming the first person to practice law in California, and the state's first Attorney General. He was also a leading conservationist- he helped establish Yosemite National Park, and initiated the reforestation of Vermont. As a wealthy railroad entrepreneur, he invested in the first northern transcontinental line, the Northern Pacific, of which he was later president. In this definitive biography of Frederick Billings, Robin Winks provides the first full-length study of this nineteenth-century giant. -- from Book Jacket.".
- catalog description "Woodstock is where the sheriff lives -- The University makes all the difference -- First steps into the world -- Laura -- No small affair -- Founding a law firm: HPB -- A man of property -- The Montgomery Block -- Justice in the instant city -- The University of California is born -- The land problem -- The best chance -- "Saving California for the Union" -- Arms purchaser -- Julia -- At a crisis -- "Home again and home again" -- Buying into railroads -- "A splendid adventure": the Northern Pacific -- "A great triumph": reorganization -- "My life work was done": president -- Villard and the blind pool -- The last spike -- Reform republican -- Commerce and conservation -- Man and nature -- The best season to journey.".
- catalog extent "x, 398 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Frederick Billings.".
- catalog identifier "0195068149 :".
- catalog isFormatOf "Frederick Billings.".
- catalog issued "1991".
- catalog issued "1991.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "New York : Oxford University Press,".
- catalog relation "Frederick Billings.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "385/.092 B 20".
- catalog subject "Billings, Frederick, 1823-1890.".
- catalog subject "Businessmen United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "Businesspeople United States Biography.".
- catalog subject "HE2754.B5 W56 1991".
- catalog subject "Northern Pacific Railway Company History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Woodstock is where the sheriff lives -- The University makes all the difference -- First steps into the world -- Laura -- No small affair -- Founding a law firm: HPB -- A man of property -- The Montgomery Block -- Justice in the instant city -- The University of California is born -- The land problem -- The best chance -- "Saving California for the Union" -- Arms purchaser -- Julia -- At a crisis -- "Home again and home again" -- Buying into railroads -- "A splendid adventure": the Northern Pacific -- "A great triumph": reorganization -- "My life work was done": president -- Villard and the blind pool -- The last spike -- Reform republican -- Commerce and conservation -- Man and nature -- The best season to journey.".
- catalog title "Frederick Billings : a life / Robin W. Winks.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".