Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 446 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates) : illustrations |
Contents |
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 |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 343-437) and index |
Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
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Railroad accidents -- United States -- History
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Railroads -- United States -- Safety measures -- History
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Accidents.
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Railroads -- history
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Accidents
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History, 19th Century
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History, 20th Century
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Safety Management -- history
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accidents.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Safety.
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Accidents
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Railroad accidents
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Railroads -- Safety measures
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SUBJECT |
United States https://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D014481 |
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United States
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Genre/Form |
History
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Form |
Electronic book
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LC no. |
2005013355 |
ISBN |
9780801889073 |
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0801889073 |
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9780801882364 |
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0801882362 |
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