Lawyering for the railroad
Subtitle: business, law, and power in the New South
By: William G. Thomas.
Publisher: Louisiana State University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: Baton Rouge
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: Railroad law -- Southern States -- History.; Railroads and state -- Southern States -- History.; Corporate lawyers -- Southern States -- History.
Description: "In this work, William G. Thomas introduces the southern attorneys who represented railroads between 1880 and 1916, closely examining their role in the political economy of the South during the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, a period in which the region experienced sharp change, explosive growth, and heated political contests." "Lawyering for the Railroad provides the first full account of railroad monopoly power, tracing its sources and effects in the southern political economy."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 279-297) and index.