This book examines the concern of a variety of interest groups with federal policy toward railroads, concentrating on the crucial years during World War I when
By 1933, the Pennsylvania Railroad had been in existence for nearly ninety years. During this time, it had grown from a small line, struggling to build west fro
No enterprise is so seductive as a railroad for the influence it exerts, the power it gives, and the hope of gain it offers.—Poor's Manual of Railroads (1900)
This collection of essays by twenty-nine distinguished scholars provides readers with a complete overview of American politics and policy that can be found in a
Zusammenfassung: This book shows how inflation can disrupt politics and society. With no recent precedent, mild inflation spurred mass protests, myriad remedial