Death rode the rails: American railroad accidents and safety, 1828-1965
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1. Verfasser: Aldrich, Mark (VerfasserIn)
Format: Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: Baltimore, Md. Johns Hopkins University Press 2006
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Beschreibung:Includes bibliographical references (p. 343-437) and index
In the beginning: American railroad dangers and safety, 1828-1873 -- Off the tracks: the changing pattern of derailments, 1873-1900 -- Collisions and the rise of regulation, 1873-1900 -- Major risks from minor accidents, 1873-1900 -- Engineering success and disaster: bridge design and failure, 1840-1900 -- Coping with casualties: companies, workers, and injuries, 1850-1900 -- Safety crisis and safety first, 1900-1920 -- Lobbying for regulation: transporting hazardous substances, 1903-1930 -- Private enterprise and public regulation: safety between the wars, 1922-1939 -- Safety in war and decline, 1940-1965 -- Conclusion: the political economy of railroad safety, 1830-1965 -- Appendix 1: nineteenth-century railroad accident and casualty statistics -- Appendix 2: Casulties and accidents from Interstate Commerce Commission statistics, 1888-1965
Beschreibung:1 Online-Ressource (xvi, 446 p., [16] p. of plates)
ISBN:0801882362
0801889073
9780801882364
9780801889073

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