| Book Review | The Western Historical Quarterly, 37.3

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The Tootin' Louie: A History of the Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway. By Don L. Hofsommer. (Minneapolis: University of Minnesota Press, 2005. xvi + 374 pp. Illustrations, maps, tables, appendix, notes, index. $74.95, cloth; $39.95, paper.)

The Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway (M&StL), nicknamed the Tootin' Louie, was borne from reaction by Minneapolis businessmen hoping to maintain their city's relevance against the increasing economic power and influence of Chicago and Milwaukee during the urbanization and industrialization of the mid-nineteenth century. The builders intended to create a competitive railroad under local control, linking Minneapolis with St. Louis, but they never reached their destination. Facing limitations of its reliance on agriculture, inadequate finances, and heavy competition, the M&StL instead survived to create and foster agricultural development in rural areas of Minnesota, Iowa, South Dakota, and Illinois.

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