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Author:

Ely, James W., 1938-

Title:

Railroads and American law / James W. Ely, Jr.

Publisher:

University Press of Kansas,

Copyright Date:

c2001

Description:

ix, 365 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.

Subject:

Railroad law--United States--History.
Railroads and state--United States--History.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 333-350) and index.

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.

ISBN:

9780700611447 (cloth : alk. paper)
0700611444 (cloth : alk. paper)

OCLC:

(OCoLC)47050328

LCCN:

2001003122

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

CEAX572 -- Kirkwood Community College Library (Cedar Rapids)

ULAX314 -- Loras College Library (Dubuque)

N5UX522 -- University of Iowa Law Library (Iowa City)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)