St. Paul, MN Ramsey County Historical Society 2004 Hardcover Very Good+ in Very Good+ dust jacket 0934294658. In VG+ DJ (in protector); Green faux leather hardcover. Color and B&W photos, index. History of Minnesota trucking, warehousing and rigging company; 4to (12.3 X 9.4 X 0.7 inches); xvi + 199 pages.

Ramsey County Historical Society, Date: 2004. Book. Near Fine. Hardcover. Near fine book and jacket. . 2004. Ramsey County Historical Society ISBN 0934294658 9780934294652 [US]

ISBN10: 0934294658, ISBN13: 9780934294652, [publisher: Ramsey County Historical Society] Hardcover First Edition This copy is signed by one of the Murphy Company founders, Richard T. Murphy Sr. on the half title page. Book and DJ are in near fine condition, no defects. "In 'BOUGHT 2 HORSES & AND A WAGON': THE STORY OF THE MURPHY COMPANIES 1904-2004, acclaimed historian Virginia Brainard Kunz recounts with vigor and insight the story of how E.L. Murphy Sr. got his start as an entrepreneur, gradually converted his operations from horses to trucks, suffered through the takeover of Murphy Transfer and Storage Company and Murphy Motor Freight Lines by a St. Paul bank in the midst of the Great Depression, and how brothers Edward L. Murphy Jr. and Richard T Murphy Sr. were able to regain control of the family business and rebuild it for future growth." 199 pages, illustrated with photos. Oversize, 9.5 X 11.5 inches.
[St. Paul, MN, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2004]