The Railroad and the State
Subtitle: War, Politics, and Technology in Nineteenth-Century America
Edition: 1 edition
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Published: July 9, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 376
ISBN-13: 9780804742399
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Railway technology & engineering; Warfare & Defence; c 1800 to c 1900; Railroads; History: American; Transportation; United States; USA; Railroads - General; General; Transportation / Railroads / General; History; United States - State & Local - General; 19th century; Industrial mobilization; Military aspects; Railroads and state
Description: "The Railroad and the State is the first book to examine as a coherent whole the complex and changing relationship between the U.S. Army and American railroads during the nineteenth century. It details the Army's role in the development of the preeminent technology of the era, including the assignment of military engineers to assist early railroad planning and construction, the military use of railroads during the Civil War, and the exchange of military protection for cheap transportation in the American west. The book's objective is to deepen the reader's understanding of the role of the military in technological change and industrial development and of the relationship between the military and private enterprise in nineteenth-century America. It is intended for audiences interested in American military history, American economic and industrial history, the history of technology, and the history of the American West, as well as the history of railroads."--BOOK JACKET.