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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Congratulations on a fantastic conference! Great presentations, wonderful conviviality, and a marvelous campus host!

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Looking forward to speaking at the Ames History Museum on Tuesday, April 14, at 7:00 p.m. Admission is free!

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 18/12/2025

On this day, December 18, in 1893, Albert Pullman died. Would the 1894 Pullman strike have been averted had he lived? @cornellupress.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social @iowastatehistory.bsky.social

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Cornell University Press @cornellupress.bsky.social · 23/11/2025

🚂Simon Cordery’s GILDED AGE ENTREPRENEUR illuminates the fascinating business world of Albert Pullman. 📖 @simoncordery.bsky.social Learn more: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501...

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 19/11/2025

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

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 10/11/2025

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

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 03/11/2025

Enormously looking forward to speaking about Albert Pullman at Pullman, Illinois!@historicpullman @cornelluniversitypress @historic_chicago @iowastatehistorydept @ilaborhistorys

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

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

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 26/09/2025

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.

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Today is Albert Pullman release day! Thank you to everyone @cornelluniversitypress who made this book possible! @historicpullman @newberrylibrary @chicagomuseum

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

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

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

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

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Here is the Cornell Univ Press podcast on Albert Pullman: book webpage: www.cornellpress.cornell.edu/book/9781501... @cornellupress.bsky.social @chicagomuseum.bsky.social

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

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

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

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.

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

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...

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 08/08/2025

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

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

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

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 27/07/2025

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

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

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

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

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

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

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

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

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!

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simoncordery.bsky.social @simoncordery.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

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