Death rode the rails : American railroad accidents and safety, 1828-1965 /

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Aldrich, Mark
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Baltimore, Md. : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006.
Temas:
Railroad accidents > United States > History.
Railroads > United States > Safety measures > History.
Accidents.
Railroads > history
Accidents
History, 19th Century
History, 20th Century
Safety Management > history
Chemins de fer > Accidents > États-Unis > Histoire.
Médecine > Histoire > 19e siècle.
Médecine > Histoire > 20e siècle.
accidents.
HEALTH & FITNESS > Safety.
Railroad accidents
Railroads > Safety measures
United States
History
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • 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.

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