Frederick Billings: A Life

by Robin W. Winks

Book Overview

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," Fredrick 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195068149
• ISBN13: 9780195068146
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 424 Pages
• Weight: 1.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.4" x 6.4" x 9.6"