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Pullman, Illinois! A huge thank you to Rebecca, Bart, and everyone who made my talk at the Historic Pullman Foundation a highlight of my career @iowastatehistory.bsky.social @chimuseum.bsky.social @workingclasshistory.com @oah.org
November 19, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Pullman, Illinois! A huge thank you to Rebecca, Bart, and everyone who made my talk at the Historic Pullman Foundation a highlight of my career @iowastatehistory.bsky.social @chimuseum.bsky.social @workingclasshistory.com @oah.org
Tomorrow, 2pm, at Historic Pullman Foundation! Albert Benton Pullman talk! @cornellupress.bsky.social @iowastatehistory.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
November 16, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Tomorrow, 2pm, at Historic Pullman Foundation! Albert Benton Pullman talk! @cornellupress.bsky.social @iowastatehistory.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
Looking forward to speaking in Pullman, Illinois, this coming Sunday at 2 pm! A Pullman porter’s cap at the Railroad Museum in Boone, IA, is a reminder of my subject… @cornellupress.bsky.social
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November 10, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Looking forward to speaking in Pullman, Illinois, this coming Sunday at 2 pm! A Pullman porter’s cap at the Railroad Museum in Boone, IA, is a reminder of my subject… @cornellupress.bsky.social
@workingclasshistory.com @il-dol.bsky.social @iowastatehistory.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
@workingclasshistory.com @il-dol.bsky.social @iowastatehistory.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
Enormously looking forward to speaking about Albert Pullman at Pullman, Illinois!@historicpullman @cornelluniversitypress @historic_chicago @iowastatehistorydept @ilaborhistorys
November 3, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Enormously looking forward to speaking about Albert Pullman at Pullman, Illinois!@historicpullman @cornelluniversitypress @historic_chicago @iowastatehistorydept @ilaborhistorys
Happy Birthday to Albert Pullman! Born on October 16, 1828, in Auburn, New York, he hired the first Black Pullman porters and helped build Pullman’s Palace Car Company. Read about Albert and other everyday entrepreneurs in Gilded Age Entrepreneur. @cornellupress.bsky.social @workingclasshistory.com
October 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Happy Birthday to Albert Pullman! Born on October 16, 1828, in Auburn, New York, he hired the first Black Pullman porters and helped build Pullman’s Palace Car Company. Read about Albert and other everyday entrepreneurs in Gilded Age Entrepreneur. @cornellupress.bsky.social @workingclasshistory.com
The Page 99 Blog! Here is a link:
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September 30, 2025 at 10:38 PM
The Page 99 Blog! Here is a link:
page99test.blogspot.com/2025/09/simo...
@cornellupress.bsky.social @histbooks-reviews.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
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Today, 26 September, was Oddfellows Day at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, where Albert Pullman exhibited his railroad inventions in the Transportation Building.
September 26, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Today, 26 September, was Oddfellows Day at the World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, where Albert Pullman exhibited his railroad inventions in the Transportation Building.
Today is Albert Pullman release day! Thank you to everyone @cornelluniversitypress who made this book possible! @historicpullman @newberrylibrary @chicagomuseum
September 15, 2025 at 12:58 PM
Today is Albert Pullman release day! Thank you to everyone @cornelluniversitypress who made this book possible! @historicpullman @newberrylibrary @chicagomuseum
On this day in 1871, Pullman workers gave Albert Pullman a horse and carriage “to express our appreciation of the extremely kind and considerate nature of your intercourse with us, officially and personally” upon his promotion. @cornellupress.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
August 28, 2025 at 2:07 PM
On this day in 1871, Pullman workers gave Albert Pullman a horse and carriage “to express our appreciation of the extremely kind and considerate nature of your intercourse with us, officially and personally” upon his promotion. @cornellupress.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
Albert Pullman introduced Chicago Common Council members to Pullman cars on a special train to Aurora. They thanked “the worthy and popular superintendent of the company, who gave to the excursion his undivided time and service….” @cornellupress.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
August 25, 2025 at 4:10 PM
Albert Pullman introduced Chicago Common Council members to Pullman cars on a special train to Aurora. They thanked “the worthy and popular superintendent of the company, who gave to the excursion his undivided time and service….” @cornellupress.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
Here is the Cornell Univ Press podcast on Albert Pullman: book webpage:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... @cornellupress.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... @cornellupress.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
August 21, 2025 at 6:22 PM
Here is the Cornell Univ Press podcast on Albert Pullman: book webpage:
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... @cornellupress.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... @cornellupress.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
On this day in 1859, Albert Pullman was on the first Pullman excursion, which took Pullman carriages from Chicago to Summit, Illinois, to show them off to customers and businesses. Albert made became a national figure by leading excursions. @cornellupress.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
August 15, 2025 at 2:35 PM
On this day in 1859, Albert Pullman was on the first Pullman excursion, which took Pullman carriages from Chicago to Summit, Illinois, to show them off to customers and businesses. Albert made became a national figure by leading excursions. @cornellupress.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social
Happy 217th birthday to Albert Pullman’s mother, Emily Minton Pullman, born August 14, 1808, in Auburn, New York. She had six sons and two daughters who survived childhood, and served as the family’s matriarch until her death in 1892.
August 14, 2025 at 11:23 AM
Happy 217th birthday to Albert Pullman’s mother, Emily Minton Pullman, born August 14, 1808, in Auburn, New York. She had six sons and two daughters who survived childhood, and served as the family’s matriarch until her death in 1892.
The advance copies of _Gilded Age Entrepreneur_ have reached me! The book looks fantastic, thanks to @cornellupress.bsky.social Official release date is September 15; order your copy today: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
August 11, 2025 at 1:55 PM
The advance copies of _Gilded Age Entrepreneur_ have reached me! The book looks fantastic, thanks to @cornellupress.bsky.social Official release date is September 15; order your copy today: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...
Many thanks to Jonathan Hall for a great interview on all things Albert Pullman yesterday for the Cornell University Press 1869 Podcast, which will be posted in a week or so! @cornellupress.bsky.social
August 8, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Many thanks to Jonathan Hall for a great interview on all things Albert Pullman yesterday for the Cornell University Press 1869 Podcast, which will be posted in a week or so! @cornellupress.bsky.social
Looking forward to chatting about Albert Pullman with Jonathan Hall for 1869: The Cornell University Press Podcast. I will let you know when it drops! @cornellupress.bsky.social
August 5, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Looking forward to chatting about Albert Pullman with Jonathan Hall for 1869: The Cornell University Press Podcast. I will let you know when it drops! @cornellupress.bsky.social
Took a ride in the Pullman car on the Winnipesaukee Scenic RR in New Hampshire’s beautiful lakes region. A wonderful day out! @cornellupress.bsky.social
@winnipesaukeelife.bsky.social
@winnipesaukeelife.bsky.social
July 27, 2025 at 11:06 AM
Took a ride in the Pullman car on the Winnipesaukee Scenic RR in New Hampshire’s beautiful lakes region. A wonderful day out! @cornellupress.bsky.social
@winnipesaukeelife.bsky.social
@winnipesaukeelife.bsky.social
Albert Pullman made this table, preserved in Michigan’s Grand Rapids Public Museum and evidence of the woodworking skill that endeared him to Pullman laborers. More in _Gilded Age Entrepreneur_ @cornelluniversitypress
July 25, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Albert Pullman made this table, preserved in Michigan’s Grand Rapids Public Museum and evidence of the woodworking skill that endeared him to Pullman laborers. More in _Gilded Age Entrepreneur_ @cornelluniversitypress
Dickinson County Courthouse, Abilene, Kansas: here I found no evidence of Albert Pullman’s heavily advertised land scheme: was he a con man or a poor record keeper? The answer is in my book _Gilded Age Entrepreneur_, out in September!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
@cornellupress.bsky.social
July 22, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Dickinson County Courthouse, Abilene, Kansas: here I found no evidence of Albert Pullman’s heavily advertised land scheme: was he a con man or a poor record keeper? The answer is in my book _Gilded Age Entrepreneur_, out in September!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
@cornellupress.bsky.social
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Greetings! I'm on Blue Sky in advance of my new book, coming out with Cornell University Press in September. It's about an American entrepreneur who helped create & market luxury railroad cars before investing widely & wildly--the Pullman brother you've never heard of!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
@cornellupress.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Greetings! I'm on Blue Sky in advance of my new book, coming out with Cornell University Press in September. It's about an American entrepreneur who helped create & market luxury railroad cars before investing widely & wildly--the Pullman brother you've never heard of!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
@cornellupress.bsky.social
A Pullman Mutual Benefit Association membership certificate: my initial mysterious archival glimpse of Albert Pullman! Echoes of my first book, on friendly societies and a challenge to keep looking for this Pullman brother missing from the company’s histories!
July 19, 2025 at 8:56 PM
A Pullman Mutual Benefit Association membership certificate: my initial mysterious archival glimpse of Albert Pullman! Echoes of my first book, on friendly societies and a challenge to keep looking for this Pullman brother missing from the company’s histories!
Greetings! I'm on Blue Sky in advance of my new book, coming out with Cornell University Press in September. It's about an American entrepreneur who helped create & market luxury railroad cars before investing widely & wildly--the Pullman brother you've never heard of!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
@cornellupress.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 12:35 AM
Greetings! I'm on Blue Sky in advance of my new book, coming out with Cornell University Press in September. It's about an American entrepreneur who helped create & market luxury railroad cars before investing widely & wildly--the Pullman brother you've never heard of!
@cornellupress.bsky.social
@cornellupress.bsky.social