Inhaltsverzeichnis

1.  Einleitung  

2.  Die Gründerjahre  

3.  Der Aufstieg Strousbergs  

4.  Der Zusammenbruch  

5.  Schlussbetrachtung  

Literatur   

1. Einleitung

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¹ d]oÁ]µZcovP‰Œ]}v^Pvvvš, Vgl. Fisch, Jörg: Europa zwischen Wachstum und Gleichheit. 1850 t 1914, Stuttgart 2002, S. 241f.

² Strousberg zeichnete sich zum Beispiel auch als Wohltäter aus. So gab er im Winter 1869/70 an die arme Stadtbevölkerung Heizmaterial aus und richtete Volksküchen ein. Vgl. Borchart, Joachim: Der europäische Eisenbahnkönig Bethel Henry Strousberg, München 1991, S. 114.

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³ Vgl. Wehler, Hans-Ulrich: Deutsche Gesellschaftsgeschichte, Band 3: s}vŒcµšZv}‰‰oŒÀ}oµš]}v^ bis zum Beginn des Ersten Weltkriegs, München 1995, S. 94.

⁴ Vgl. Abb. 10: Streckenlänge der deutschen Eisenbahn, in: Borchardt, Knut: Die Industrielle Revolution in Deutschland, München 1972, S. 72. ⁵ Wehler, S. 97.

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