Getting There The Epic Struggle Between Road and Rail in the American Century

Name: Getting There The Epic Struggle Between Road and Rail in the American Century
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ISBN: 9780226300436

ISBN-10: 0226300439

ISBN-13: 9780226300436

Edition: 1996

Authors: Stephen B. Goddard

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"A readable and concise overview of how U.S. transportation came to its present pass. . . . Goddard is at his best when recounting the complex and interesting history of what has come to be called 'the highway lobby.'. . . An excellent book for the general reader with an interest in getting around."—Larry Fish,Philadelphia Inquirer"This is a riveting story: of mighty railroads hamstrung almost overnight by government bureaucrats; of road interests led by General Motors Corp. conspiring in city after city to destroy efficient trolley systems . . . and of freeways that are far from free."—Bill Laitner,Detroit Free Press"The combination of forces and fates that turned America into a giant…

Book details

List price: $28.00
Copyright year: 1996
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Publication date: 11/15/1996
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 366
Size: 6.06" wide x 9.17" long x 0.79" tall
Weight: 1.342
Language: English



Preface Prologue: 1917



The First Big Business



The Runaway Iron Horse



The Good Roads Crusade



The Electric Shooting Star



Motoring for Profit: The Birth of Trucking



The Trojan Horseless Carriage



Derailing the Trolleys



Applying the Brakes



Hard Times



A War Abroad, a Conflict at Home



Interstate Socialism



A New America



Trouble in Paradise



The Unshackling



Same Game, New Rules



Taking Stock



Technology to the Rescue?



Sinking or Swimming in a Global Economy


Notes


Bibliography


Interviews Legal Cases


Acknowledgments


Index