In every way, William Drew Washburn was larger than life. Although born one of ten children on a remote, hardscrabble farm in western Maine, fifty years later he was entertaining Presidents in his eighty-room mansion in Minneapolis, Minnesota. William Drew Washburn was at the center of some of the largest enterprises in mid-western history, but he is little-known today. Perhaps this is because, although a loyal supporter of his church and his family for more than sixty years, he was also at the center of one of the biggest corporate shipwrecks in Minnesota's history. A leading entrepreneur and politician of early Minneapolis, Washburn was deeply involved in most of the key developments of the early city. This included the development of the Minneapolis Mill Co., early lumber and flour milling at both Minneapolis and Anoka, trolley cars, newspapers, electricity, railroads and coal mining, among other things. Also covered are Wasburn's life at home, his six successful children, many major civic projects he instigated, the births of the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad, the Soo Line Railroad, and the wreck of the Pillsbury-Washburn Flour Co. Ltd. Weaving together occasional stormy relationships with brother C.C. Washburn, James J. Hill, politicians Ignatius Donnelly and Knute Nelson, and three generations of Pillsburys, Prairie Lightning truly captures Washburn's colorful history.
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Librería: SecondSale, Montgomery, IL, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: Ally Press Center, St. Paul, MN, Estados Unidos de America
Hardcover. Condición: Near Fine. 1st Edition. Book Description: Pogo Press, Lakeville, Minnesota, 2010. Soft Cover. Book Condition: Fine. 187 pages. This is the first biography of a leading entrepreneur and politican of early Minneapolis. Weaves together many relationships with notables such as James J. Hill, and three generations of Pillsburys Unmarked, near afine condition. Nº de ref. del artículo: ABE-9557371850
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Librería: Hopkins Books, Nashua, NH, Estados Unidos de America
Soft cover. Condición: USED_FINE. No Jacket. 1st Edition. Trade paperback, published by Pogo Press, 2010. Biography of politician and business leader and member of the influential Wasburn family. 188 pages, with Index, photos through the text, 6" X 9". Not a remainder, not a library discard copy. No writing, no former ownership marks. Edges of the text block are clean. Binding is tight and square. Binding is tight and square. Attached are some photos of the copy we have in our inventory. Nº de ref. del artículo: 24-07402
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Librería: GreatBookPrices, Columbia, MD, Estados Unidos de America
Condición: New. Nº de ref. del artículo: 19641901-n
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Librería: booksXpress, Bayonne, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
Soft Cover. Condición: NEW. Nº de ref. del artículo: 9781880654460
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Librería: INDOO, Avenel, NJ, Estados Unidos de America
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Librería: James Lasseter, Jr, Brooksville, FL, Estados Unidos de America
Soft cover. Condición: USED_FINE. 187 pages. This is the first biography of a leading entrepreneur and politican of early Minneapolis. Weaving together many relationships with notables such as James J. Hill, and three generations of Pillsburys, Prairie Lighting truly captures Washburn's colorful history. Clean & tight. A very nice copy. Nº de ref. del artículo: 0004319
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Librería: Cambridge Books, Cambridge, MN, Estados Unidos de America
Soft cover. Condición: USED_ASNEW. ix, 187 p. : ill., maps ; 23 cm. Washburn was a 19th century entrepreneur involved in the establishment of flour mills and railroads in Minnesota. Quite rare. Nº de ref. del artículo: 006549
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