The State, the Investor, and the Railroad : The Boston & Albany, 1825-1867 /
Salsbury, Stephen
The State, the Investor, and the Railroad : The Boston & Albany, 1825-1867 / Stephen Salsbury. - Reprint 2014 - 1 online resource (404 p.) : 3 charts, 21 halftones, 3 maps, 9 tables - Center for the Study of the History of Liberty in America ; 17 .
Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Author’s Preface -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Maps -- Charts -- CHAPTER I. The Economic Revolution in Massachusetts, 1830 -- CHAPTER II. The Issue of State Aid -- CHAPTER III. The Rejection of State Initiative -- CHAPTER IV. The Boston & Worcester Charter: A Triumph of Private Interest -- CHAPTER V. The Construction of the Boston & Worcester -- CHAPTER VI. Running the Boston & Worcester, 1834–1842 -- CHAPTER VII. Financing the Western Railroad -- CHAPTER VIII. Rails Across the Mountains -- CHAPTER IX. The Western Railroad in Crisis: An Operating Man's Nightmare -- CHAPTER Χ. Low Fare or High? Elias Hasket Derby vs. William Jackson -- CHAPTER XI. The Embattled Mr. Bliss -- CHAPTER XII. The Worcester Railroad Triumphant, 1844-185 -- CHAPTER XIII. Chester W. Chapin and the Formation of the Boston & Albany -- CHAPTER XIV. Conclusion -- Appendixes -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- NOTES -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674422421 9780674422438
10.4159/harvard.9780674422438 doi
Wirtschaft.
Boston and Albany Railroad Co.
Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation.
Western Rail-Road Corporation.
HISTORY / United States / General.
HE2791.B714
338.7/61/38509744
The State, the Investor, and the Railroad : The Boston & Albany, 1825-1867 / Stephen Salsbury. - Reprint 2014 - 1 online resource (404 p.) : 3 charts, 21 halftones, 3 maps, 9 tables - Center for the Study of the History of Liberty in America ; 17 .
Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Author’s Preface -- Contents -- Illustrations -- Tables -- Maps -- Charts -- CHAPTER I. The Economic Revolution in Massachusetts, 1830 -- CHAPTER II. The Issue of State Aid -- CHAPTER III. The Rejection of State Initiative -- CHAPTER IV. The Boston & Worcester Charter: A Triumph of Private Interest -- CHAPTER V. The Construction of the Boston & Worcester -- CHAPTER VI. Running the Boston & Worcester, 1834–1842 -- CHAPTER VII. Financing the Western Railroad -- CHAPTER VIII. Rails Across the Mountains -- CHAPTER IX. The Western Railroad in Crisis: An Operating Man's Nightmare -- CHAPTER Χ. Low Fare or High? Elias Hasket Derby vs. William Jackson -- CHAPTER XI. The Embattled Mr. Bliss -- CHAPTER XII. The Worcester Railroad Triumphant, 1844-185 -- CHAPTER XIII. Chester W. Chapin and the Formation of the Boston & Albany -- CHAPTER XIV. Conclusion -- Appendixes -- BIBLIOGRAPHY -- NOTES -- Index
restricted access http://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16ec
Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
In English.
9780674422421 9780674422438
10.4159/harvard.9780674422438 doi
Wirtschaft.
Boston and Albany Railroad Co.
Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation.
Western Rail-Road Corporation.
HISTORY / United States / General.
HE2791.B714
338.7/61/38509744