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Exposing the railroad octopus, 1888

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Item Details

Description

Heading: (Pacific Railroad)
Author: Pattison, Robert Emory
Title: Official Exposure of the Octopus: Extracts from the Report of the U.S. Pacific Railway Commission, 1888 (caption title)
Place Published: Washington, D.C.
Publisher:U.S. Pacific Railway Commission
Date Published: 1888
Description:

16 pp. 20.8x14 cm (8?x5?"), modern quarter leather & marbled boards.

Robert Pattison served as governor of Pennsylvania 1883-1887 and 1891-1895. He was appointed a member of the United States Pacific Railway Commission by Grover Cleveland and was elected its president. Pattison wrote the Commission's dissenting report, recommending that proceedings be instituted for forfeiting the charters of the railroads and winding up their affairs. This pamphlet was issued without title page or wrappers; it is preserved in attractive modern binding. Cowan p.476.

Condition

Normal darkening to paper, near fine.

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Exposing the railroad octopus, 1888

Name: Exposing the railroad octopus, 1888
SKU: 103986048
Price: 325 USD
Availability: InStock

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