Railroads Triumphant —— The Growth, Rejection, and Rebirth of a Vital American Force

----- 胜利的铁路：一支重要的美国力量的成长，拒绝和重生

ISBN: 9780195038538 出版年：1992 页码：443 Martin, Albro Oxford University Press

This book provides a history of rail transportation in America and offers an impassioned defense of their enduring importance to American economic life. There are 15 chapters: (1) Nerves of Copper, Arteries of Iron; (2) A Nation on Wheels: The Formative Years of the American Passenger Train, 1830-1870; (3) Mobile, Hard-Working, and Hard-Playing: Rail Travel and the Transformation of American Society, 1870-1900; (4) The Passenger Train Creates Modern America; (5) The Passenger Train Exalted, 1900-1990; (6) The First Energy Revolution; (7) Oh, the Farmer and the Townsman Must Be Friends!; (8) Carrying the People's Burden to Market; (9) From Mercantile Nation to Industrial Giant; (10) From Entrepreneurs to Managers: The Founding Years; (11) Entrepreneurs to Managers: Across the Broad Missouri; (12) New Jobs To Do, New People To Do Them; (13) Lawyers, Bankers, and "Real" Railroad Men; (14) It's All Politics!; and (15) Enterprise Triumphant. An Index is provided.