Twisted Rails, Sunken Ships
Subtitle: The Rhetoric Of Nineteenth Century Steamboat And Railroad Accident Investigation Reports, 1833-1879 (Baywood's Technical Communications Series)
Publisher: Baywood Publishing Company
Published: December 10, 2004
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 286
ISBN-13: 9780895032911
Subjects: Railway transport industries; Shipping industries; Social impact of disasters; c 1800 to c 1900; Railroad accidents; Accidents; Travel; Consumer Health; Steamboats; Australasia, Oceania & Other Land Areas; Railroads; Safety; Accident investigation; United States; Australia & Oceania - General; Ships & Shipbuilding - General
First sentence: With the passage of the Accident Reports Act of May 6, 1910, the federal government became involved in railroad accident investigations.