An edition of Railroads and American law
(2002)
Railroads and American law
by James W. Ely
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"Epic in its scope, Railroads and American Law makes a complex subject accessible to a wide range of readers, from legal historians to railroad buffs, and shows the many ways in which a powerful industry brought change and innovation to America."--BOOK JACKET.
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Table of Contents
The emergence of the railroad
The Civil War and federal land grants
Regulatory landscape of the nineteenth century
Arteries of commerce
Law governing railroad operations
Railroads and social conflict
Insolvency, receiverships, and commercial practices
Property and taxation
Liability for personal injury
Railroads in the progressive era
World War I and the expansion of federal regulatory authority
Tangled labor relations
Legal problems of railroad decline.
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Includes bibliographical references (p, 333-350) and index.
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