Trevor K. Snowdon

Diverging Tracks

American Versus English Rail Travel in the 19th Century

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

"The advent of mass railroad travel in the 1800s saw the extension of a system of global transport that developed various national styles of construction, operation, administration, and passenger experiences. Drawing on travel narratives and broad range of other contemporary sources, this history contrasts the railroad cultures of 19th century England and America"--Provided by publisher.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: McFarland & Co Inc
• Seitenzahl: 306
• Erscheinungstermin: 18. Dezember 2018
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 254mm x 178mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 554g
• ISBN-13: 9781476671543
• ISBN-10: 1476671540
• Artikelnr.: 49672933

Autorenporträt

Trevor K. Snowdon, Ph.D., has worked as a social researcher and as a tertiary level teacher and administrator. He is currently an independent scholar and writer, living in Auckland, New Zealand.

Inhaltsangabe

Table of Contents
Preface
Introduction
One. Nineteenth Century England: A Very Strange Railroad
System in a Very Strange Society?
Two. The Carceral Experiences of the 19th Century
English Railroad Passenger
Three. Nineteenth Century America: A No Less Strange
Railroad System in a No Less Strange Society?
Four. Traveling with the Passenger on the 19th Century
"Classless" American Railroad
Five. The Safety of Railroad Travel in 19th Century
England and America
Six. The "Railroading" of Consciousness in the 19th Century
Conclusion
Chapter Notes
Selected Bibliography
Index