Description: "The Old Reliable" The History of the Springfield Wagon Company 1872 – 1952 Steven Lee Stepp 1972 149 page illustrated paperback Self Published – A Masters Thesis __________________________________________________ This is the story of the Springfield Wagon Company, one of the pioneer transportation industries of the trans-Mississippi west. It was founded in the 1870's, soon after the Atlantic and Pacific railroad reached Springfield Missouri. After an initial struggle for survival, the firm entered a period of rapid expansion and prosperity. The Springfield Wagon Company soon established itself as the city’s leading industry and the largest manufacturer of freight and farm wagons west of the Mississippi River. As the company grew, the Springfield Wagon became nationally known as “the old reliable” and was recognized as the standard of excellence wagon industry. Table of contents Preface Origins of the Springfield wide and company The Springfield Manufacturing Company The Springfield wagon company The emergence of a giant The old reliable rolls on The end of an age Appendices
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Book Title: "The Old Reliable" The History of the Springfield Wagon Company
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Self
Intended Audience: Adults
Edition: First Edition
Publication Year: 1972
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Author: Steven Lee Stepp
Features: Illustrated
Genre: Transportation
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: Springfield Wagon Company
