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Reed, Merl Elwyn was born on August 14, 1925 in Syracuse, New York, United States. Son of Earl A. and J. Maude (Fowler) Reed.
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New Orleans And The Railroads: The Struggle for Commercial Empire 1830-1860
(Fascinating history of how the merchants and political le...)
Fascinating history of how the merchants and political leaders of New Orleans were blinded to the early promise of railroads by their conviction that the Mississippi River was all the city needed to promote flourishing trade. The author traces how disinterest in major railroad building led to dwindling trade for the city and how, when the "river psychology" proved damaging, Louisiana wasted precious resources on rural short lines which were poorly built, poorly managed and little used while neglecting the one trunk line -- the New Orleans & Nashville -- that could have been the nucleus for an extensive system. By 1850 New Orleans was two decades behind other regions in developing a regional system. In the 1850s, the business and political leaders finally realized the need for better railroads and the Great Northern was completed into Mississippi and the Great Western was built to Berwick Bay but efforts to build into North Texas failed because of insufficient funding. The Civil War interrupted any further efforts and essentially destroyed what did exist. This a well-done regional history examining the many lost opportunities that still find echoes today. 172 pages with index.
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Seedtime for the Modern Civil Rights Movement: The President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice, 1941-1946
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Book by Reed, Merl Elwyn
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(Southern Labour History: Southern Workers and Their Unions, 1880-1975 - Selected Papers 2nd, 1978: Conference Proceedings * * ) Author: Merl E. Reed Dec-1981
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{ SOUTHERN WORKERS AND THEIR UNIONS, 1880-1975: SELECTED PAPERS, THE SECOND SOUTHERN LABOR HISTORY CONFERENCE, 1978 (CONTRIBUTIONS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES #39) } by Reed, Merl E (AUTHOR) Dec-23-1981 Hardcover
(Southern Workers and Their Unions, 1880-1975: Selected Pa...)
Southern Workers and Their Unions, 1880-1975: Selected Papers, the Second Southern Labor History Conference, 1978 (Contributions in Women's Studies #39) Southern Workers and Their Unions, 1880-1975: Selected Papers, the Second Southern Labor History Conference, 1978 (Contributions in Women's Studies #39) by Reed, Merl E ( Author ) Hardcover Dec- 1981 Hardcover Dec- 23- 1981
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Merl Elwyn Reed
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Merl Elwyn Reed, American History educator. President Georgia State University Federal Credit Union, Atlanta, 1979-1991; president Druid Hills Civic Association, 1984, 92. With United States Army, 1945-1946. Member Southern History Association, Organisation American Historians., Labor Historians, Georgia Association Historians.
Education
AB, Syracuse University, 1950. Master of Arts, Syracuse University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1957.
Career
Instructor Texas Woman's University, Denton, 1957-1958. Assistant professor Del Mar College, Corpus Christi, Texas, 1958-1961, Ball State University, Muncie, Indiana, 1961-1965. Associate professor Georgia State University, Atlanta, 1965-1971, professor, 1971-1994.
Professor emeritus, 1994. Visiting professor Louisiana State University, 1960, 64. Faculty Georgia Technology Overseas Program, Australia, 1999, 2000, Oxford, England, since 2001.
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{ SOUTHERN WORKERS AND THEIR UNIONS, 1880-1975: SELECTED PAPERS, THE SECOND SOUTHERN LABOR HISTORY CONFERENCE, 1978 (CONTRIBUTIONS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES #39) } by Reed, Merl E (AUTHOR) Dec-23-1981 Hardcover
(Southern Workers and Their Unions, 1880-1975: Selected Pa...)
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New Orleans And The Railroads: The Struggle for Commercial Empire 1830-1860
(Fascinating history of how the merchants and political le...)
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Seedtime for the Modern Civil Rights Movement: The President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice, 1941-1946
(Book by Reed, Merl Elwyn)
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SEEDTIME FOR THE MODERN CIVIL RIGHTS MOVEMENT The President's Committee on Fair Employment Practice 1941-1946
(Book by Reed, Merl Elwyn)
- Seedtime for the Modern Civil Rights Movement/ The President's Committee on fair Employmeny Practice, 1941-1946
- (Southern Labour History: Southern Workers and Their Unions, 1880-1975 - Selected Papers 2nd, 1978: Conference Proceedings * * ) Author: Merl E. Reed Dec-1981
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{ SOUTHERN WORKERS AND THEIR UNIONS, 1880-1975: SELECTED PAPERS, THE SECOND SOUTHERN LABOR HISTORY CONFERENCE, 1978 (CONTRIBUTIONS IN WOMEN'S STUDIES #39) } by Reed, Merl E (AUTHOR) Dec-23-1981 Hardcover
Membership
President Georgia State University Federal Credit Union, Atlanta, 1979-1991. President Druid Hills Civic Association, 1984, 92. With United States Army, 1945-1946.
Member Southern History Association, Organisation American Historians., Labor Historians, Georgia Association Historians.
Connections
Married Germaine A. Memelo, January 26, 1958. Children: Martin Earl, Mary Annual.
