Splawn (21 Ergebnisse)

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: Fair. 1928. 478 pages. No dust jacket. This is an ex-Library book. Blue cloth with gilt lettering. Ex-Library copy, with expected inserts and inscriptions. Rough cut pages are lightly tanned and thumbed at the edges, with creased corners and foxing. A few pages are uncut, thus unread. Boards have been moderately rub worn. Noticeable shelf wear to corners, spine and edges. Corners are bumped and a little frayed Spine ends are crushed, with noticeable splits and chips. Tanning to spine and edges. Boards are bowed. Book has a forward lean. Water marks to boards and spine. …

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. pp. 447.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

PAP. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

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HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

First Edition. Publisher's navy cloth, very good. Quite a well preserved copy; tight, brightly gilt titled, clean, and sharp cornered. Some minor dulling to the spine bands. ; 478 pages; Description: xiv p. , 1 l. , 478 p. Illus. (maps) 23 cm. Signed by rpevious owner. Subjects: Railroads and state. Railroads and state --United States. 1 Kg. …

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: Fair. Acceptable condition. No Dust Jacket (United States, Railroads) A readable, intact copy that may have noticeable tears and wear to the spine. All pages of text are present, but they may include extensive notes and highlighting or be heavily stained. Includes reading copy only books.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. No Jacket. Missing dust jacket; Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. KlappentextThis work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly .

Zustand: Brand New.

Hardcover. Zustand: Good. First edition. 8vo, 438, [vi] pages, red cloth, cup mark on top cover. Tipped to the front pastedown is a Autograph Note Signed, in 1929, to Mrs. Barnett from Margaret C. Splawn, responding to Barnett's request for a copy of this book. "It is to present the Indian side of the War of 1855-8 that the writer has undertaken this work. He has spent many years in gathering stories and statements as to why they fought and how they fought, descriptions of their battles, and names of the killed and tounded. The task was difficult since superstition keeps the red man from talking to the white man on such subjects. . that I have always treated them right, gained me their confidence --Preface." Splawn was involved with every aspect of the frontier. Some chapters tell of the cattle and cowboys, gold mining, British Columbia, and much more. With Plates. Splawn was President of the Washington Live Stock Association and the Cascade International Live Stock Association, and ran unsuccessfully to be Governor of Washington State. [ Howes S838; HERD 2136 ].…

Hardcover. Zustand: Fair. First Printing [Stated]. xiv, [2], 478, [2] pages. Maps and Tables. Appendix. Bibliography. Index. Signed by the author on page facing the title page. Front cover damaged/bent. Cover has some wear and soiling. Walter Marshall William Splawn (June 16, 1883 - January 17, 1963) was an American lawyer and economist. Splawn graduated from Baylor University in 1906 with a bachelor's of arts degree. Splawn taught at his alma mater from 1910 to 1912, then began the practice of law in Fort Worth, Texas. He earned a master's of arts degree at Yale University in 1914, and returned to teach at Baylor in 1916. In 1919, Splawn joined the University of Texas at Austin faculty. While teaching economics in Austin, Splawn completed a doctorate at the University of Chicago in 1921. In 1923, Splawn was appointed to the Railroad Commission of Texas. The next year, Splawn was selected to succeed interim William Seneca Sutton as president of the University of Texas at Austin. After leaving Austin in 1928, Splawn served as dean of the graduate school of American University, in Washington, D.C., between 1929 and 1934. Splawn served on the federal War Claims Commission as referee in 1927, and concurrently led the Board of Arbitration of Western Railroads and Group of Employees as chairman. Between 1928 and 1930, Splawn mediated disputes heard within the purview of the War Claims Act. In the 1930s, Splawn served as counsel to the United States House of Representatives' Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce. He was close to Sam Rayburn, and was appointed to the Interstate Commerce Commission between 1934 and 1953. This book was written for the thoughtful and intelligence citizen. The book was written to inform and to provoke thought. A Grant to the University of Texas by the Laura Spellman Rockefeller Memorial Foundation. The Table of Contents includes: Introduction, Small Countries of Western Europe, France and Spain, Central Europe and Italy, Eastern Europe and Western Asia, South America, Central America and Mexico, Great Britain, Africa, India, Australia and Canada, What Does Foreign Experience indicate?, Examples of American Experience in Government Ownership and Operation of Canals; The United States, The Period of Government Operation in the United States, Performance of Railroads in the United States Since They Were Returned to Their Owners, Railway Competition and Government Monopoly, Effect upon Expenses and Service, and Politics and the Railroads. There is an Appendix, Bibliography, and Index. The index includes entries for Canada, Canadian National Railway, Canadian Northern Railway, Canadian Pacific Railway, and Canadian Railway and Marine World. …