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Merchants, Farmers, & Railroads : Railroad Regulation and New York Politics, 1850-1887 / Lee Benson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Benson, Lee, author.
- Series:
- Studies in Economic History
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Handel, Kommunikation, Verkehr.
- Railroad law.
- Railroads.
- Railroad law--New York (State).
- Railroads--New York (State).
- Local Subjects:
- Railroad law--New York (State).
- Railroads--New York (State).
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (320 p.)
- Edition:
- Reprint 2014
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, MA : Harvard University Press, [2014]
- Language Note:
- English
- Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- Illustrations
- CHAPTER I. Early Movements for Railroad Regulation and Cheap Transportation
- CHAPTER II. New York City and the Pattern of Transportation Change
- CHAPTER III. New York Fights Back
- CHAPTER IV. The Patrons of Husbandry in New York
- CHAPTER V. Railroad Rate Wars and the Farmers' Alliance
- CHAPTER VI. The Hepburn Committee Investigation
- CHAPTER VII. Investigation Adds Light and Heat
- CHAPTER VIII. The National Anti-Monopoly League
- CHAPTER IX. Justice for All
- CHAPTER X. New York and the Interstate Commerce Act
- NOTES
- Index
- Notes:
- Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
- Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (publisher's Web site, viewed 23. Mai 2019)
- ISBN:
- 0-674-73361-4
- OCLC:
- 1013962498
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