Research Catalog
American railroads
- Title
- American railroads / John F. Stover.
- Author
- Stover, John F.
- Publication
- Chicago, Ill. : University of Chicago Press, 1997.
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Text | Request in advance | HE2751 .S7 1997 | Off-site |
Details
- Description
- xviii, 306 pages : illustrations, maps; 21 cm.
- Series Statement
- The Chicago history of American civilization
- Uniform Title
- Chicago history of American civilization.
- Subject
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-286) and index.
- Contents
- 1. "A Perfect System of Roads and Canals" -- 2. First Rails -- 3. Early Maturity: Expansion and War -- 4. The Rails Move West -- 5. Corruption, Discrimination, and Regulation -- 6. Uniformity and Consolidation -- 7. Railroads at War -- 8. Railroads in Decline after World War I -- 9. Troubles in the 1960s and 1970s -- 10. The Staggers Rail Act of 1980 Brings Prosperity and Many Mergers.
- ISBN
- 0226776573 (cloth : alk. paper)
- 0226776581 (pbk. : alk. paper)
- LCCN
- 97000449
- OCLC
- 36214999
- ocm36214999
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries