Transportation century.
Contributors: American Academy of Political and Social Science.
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 1967
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 279
Subjects: Transportation -- United States
Notes: Bibliographical footnotes.
"Developed out of ... Transportation renaissance, the January 1963 issue of the Annals of the American Academy of Political and Social Science."
Research in maritime transportation, by E.G. Fullinwider.--From pallets to hydrofoils, by J. Crumpacker.--Our emerging fifth estate, by G.F. Mott.--Appendix I: President Johnson's transportation message of March 2, 1966.--Appendix II: Abridgement of the act creating a Department of Transportation.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: The long road to mobility.; title: Political dimensions of an economic dilemma, by W.B. Johnson.; title: Influence of transportation users, by E.G. Plowman.; title: Effective allocation of resources, by K.T. Healy.; title: Storm warnings for those who would proceed, by J.K. Knudson.; title: New railroading, by D.W. Brosnan.; title: The resurging rails, by C.D. Buford.; title: Motor carriage: the long and short of it, by J.F. Pinkney.; title: Time: the dollars and sense of air transportation, by W.A. Pulver.; title: By ship: the salt of the sea notwithstanding, by J.M. Will.; title: By barge: river transportation's confluence, by Y. Catlin.; title: The pipeline path, by M.V. Burlingame.; title: Today's port: a trade and transport hub, by H.C. Brockel.; title: Transportation policy goals, by G.M. Harrison.; title: Manpower: a prime resource, by E.W. Williams, Jr.; title: Policy goals become less elusive, by L.H. Hodges.; title: Diversification, by E.C.R. Lasher.; title: Containerization: a tool of transportation, by M. Forgash.