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Friedrich List as a Railway Pioneer in the USA: The Little Schuylkill Railroad in Pennsylvania - A German-American Pioneering Achievement (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9783658345259)
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xThis 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
Author: Eugen Wendler
ISBN-10: 365834525X
ISBN-13: 9783658345259
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 06/29/2021
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.20d
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
Author: Eugen Wendler
ISBN-10: 365834525X
ISBN-13: 9783658345259
Publisher: Springer
Language: English
Published: 06/29/2021
Pages: 80
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.33lbs
Size: 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.20d
By Eugen Wendler
xEugen Wendler studied economics and history and received his PhD at the University of Konstanz (Germany). He worked in different functions in the education system and in some medium-sized enterprises of Baden-Württemberg. From 1972 until 2004 he was a Professor for international Marketing, consumer behavior and communication at the University of Reutlingen (Germany). In 1992 he founded the "Friedrich List-Institute for Historical and Actual Studies of Economics (FLI)" at Reutlingen University. He was its acting director until 2012. E. Wendler was given the State Award for Homeland Research in Baden-Württemberg as well as the Bundesverdienstkreuz and the Medal of Merit of the City of Reutlingen and the Reutlingen University for his research on Friedrich List. He published about 40 books and many essays; more than two dozen books are devoted to the research of the economist.
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