Diverging Tracks - American Versus English Rail Travel in the 19th Century

The advent of mass railroad travel in the 1800s saw the extension of a system of global transport that developed various national styles of construction, operation, administration, and passenger experiences.
Drawing on travel narratives and a broad range of other contemporary sources, this history contrasts the railroad cultures of 19th century England and America, with a focus on the differing social structures and value systems of each nation, and how the railroad fit into the wider industrial landscape.

List of contents

Table of Contents

Preface

Introduction

One. Nineteenth Century England: A Very Strange Railroad

System in a Very Strange Society?

Two. The Carceral Experiences of the 19th Century

English Railroad Passenger

Three. Nineteenth Century America: A No Less Strange

Railroad System in a No Less Strange Society?

Four. Traveling with the Passenger on the 19th Century

"Classless" American Railroad

Five. The Safety of Railroad Travel in 19th Century

England and America

Six. The "Railroading" of Consciousness in the 19th Century

Conclusion

Chapter Notes

Selected Bibliography

Index

About the author

Trevor K. Snowdon, Ph.D., has worked as a social researcher and as a tertiary level teacher and administrator. He is currently an independent scholar and writer, living in Auckland, New Zealand.

Product details

• Authors: Trevor K. Snowdon
• Publisher: Ingram Publishers Services
• Languages: English
• Age Recommendation: from age 18
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 01.01.2019
• EAN: 9781476671543
• ISBN: 978-1-4766-7154-3
• No. of pages: 305
• Dimensions: 178 mm x 254 mm x 16 mm
• Weight: 544 g
• Illustrations: Raster,schwarz-weiss
• Subjects: Guides > Motor vehicles, aircraft, ships, space travel; Social sciences, law, business > Business > Individual industrial sectors, branches; USA, History, SOCIAL SCIENCE / General, Europe, TRANSPORTATION / General, HISTORY / General, c 1800 to c 1900, United Kingdom, Great Britain, Trains & railways: general interest, Society and culture: general, Trains and railways: general interest