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Ten Turtles to Tucumcari: A Personal History of the Railway Express Agency
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- ISBN
- 0826330495
- ISBN10
- 0826330495
- ISBN13
- 9780826330499
- EAN
- 9780826330499
- MPN
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- Brand
- University of New Mexico Press
- GTIN
- 09780826330499
- Book Title
- Ten Turtles to Tucumcari : a Personal History of the Railway Express Agency
- Item Length
- 8.7in
- Publisher
- University of New Mexico Press
- Publication Year
- 2003
- Format
- Hardcover
- Language
- English
- Item Height
- 0.8in
- Genre
- Transportation, Business & Economics, History
- Topic
- Railroads / History, United States / General, Industries / Transportation
- Item Width
- 6.3in
- Item Weight
- 14.7 Oz
- Number of Pages
- 186 Pages
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From its founding in 1929, Railway Express Agency dominated the transportation industry until the 1960s. In return for a monopoly on passenger train service, the express company was obligated to accept any and all shipments within the United States. REA handled carloads of cattle, race horses, and fruits and vegetables. Radioactive material was moved on regular schedules for the Atomic Energy Commission. When companies or individuals wanted to ship something (even ten turtles) to any place in the world (even Tucumcari, New Mexico), they called REA. The history of REA coincides with the career of Klink Garrett, who began as a temporary employee in Rapid City, South Dakota, in 1934 and stayed with REA until 1973, by which time he was a senior executive and member of the company's board of directors. Garrett spent the first half of his tenure working in small offices, usually one-man operations, in the West. In 1956 he was promoted to a national sales position with offices in both New York City and Washington DC. His main job was to co-ordinate the transportation needs of the Defense Department and the emerging nuclear industry via REA. His entrepreneurial ethic -- a combination of ex
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Publisher
University of New Mexico Press
ISBN-10
0826330495
ISBN-13
9780826330499
eBay Product ID (ePID)
2506251
Product Key Features
Book Title
Ten Turtles to Tucumcari : a Personal History of the Railway Express Agency
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Railroads / History, United States / General, Industries / Transportation
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Transportation, Business & Economics, History
Number of Pages
186 Pages
Dimensions
Item Length
8.7in
Item Height
0.8in
Item Width
6.3in
Item Weight
14.7 Oz
Additional Product Features
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Smith, Toby
Lc Classification Number
He5903.R35g37 2003
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This book will make you proud, as well as a bit nostalgic for an era that is gone but hopefully not forgotten, not quite yet., This book is an enjoyable overview of both the business and a career with REA, written by a man who took great pride in his chosen life's work., Readers will enjoy fascinating stories while being exposed, sublty, to key issues in transport history., There are a few scholarly and 'official' books about REA, but this is a story about people. . . . Garrett walks us through REA's fascinating history, sings the company's values and finally, with an insider's special relevance, tells the story of its ignominious demise as employees and executives put greed ahead of character and old-fashioned ideals of honest service. REA was important to our lives in the 20th century, and this book is an important footnote of America's history.
Copyright Date
2003
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-006261
Dewey Decimal
385/.23/0973
Dewey Edition
21
Illustrated
Yes
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