Download or read book The Great Persuader written by David Lavender and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Reprints the 1970 biography (originally published by Doubleday) of a railroad mogul whose family supplied the author with material never before made public. The book explains how Huntington operated, how he accumulated his great fortune, and how his dealings with Standford, Hopkins, Scott, Durrant, Ames and Gould resulted in the creation of a national railroad. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR