Report of the Select Committee of the House of Representatives, appointed under the resolution of January 6, 1873, to make inquiry in relation to the affairs of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Credit Mobilier of America, and other matters
Report of the Select Committee of the House of Representatives, appointed under the resolution of January 6, 1873, to make inquiry in relation to the affairs of the Union Pacific Railroad Company, the Credit Mobilier of America, and other matters...
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Very Good. 1 p.l., xxvi, 786 p. 23 cm. Hardcover. Bound in publishers brown cloth. Gilt lettering to spine. Good binding and cover. Slight fading to gilt. Front hinge not A few spots on front cover. Clean, unmarked pages. The Credit Mobilier scandal of 1872 concerned the Union Pacific Railroad and the Credit Mobilier construction company. Congressman Oakes Ames had bribed numerous Congressman with money and stock from Credit Mobilier. Credit Mobilier overcharged the government for construction and pocketed the difference, with the acquiescence of (shareholding or self-interested) members of Congress. This book concerns the Congressional inquiry into the scandal. Subjects: Union Pacific Railroad Company. Credit Mobilier of America. History of Bribery and government malfeasance.
