How One Man Redefined Luxury Travel | George Pullman

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While not a household name in the 2000s, George Pullman was once a notorious businessman. From early beginnings as a grocery store clerk after dropping out of 4th grade, to helping raise and move entire buildings in Chicago George Pullman had a prolific career as an entrepreneur recognizing opportunities across industries before ultimately settling on the business that would become his legacy and the source of his infamy. The Pullman railcar was the epitome of luxury for the time, fancier than anything else on the market, with a quality so unmatched that it was included on the train that took Abraham Lincoln to his final resting place after his assaination. But it was the later handling of his company and the town he created, Pullman, Illinois that would lead to a deadly strike, tainting his name forever.

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