Diverging Tracks

American Versus British Rail Travel in the 19th Century

Trevor K. Snowdon (Autor)

Buch | Softcover

221 Seiten

2019
McFarland & Co Inc (Verlag)
978-1-4766-7154-3 (ISBN)

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What was it like to travel on the railroad in the 19th century? Did 19th century English railroad travelers have a remarkably different experience from their American counterparts? How safe was railroad traveling in the 19th century? To what extent was the railroad passenger traveling experience in England and America shaped by the respective social structure, culture, and value systems of each nation? These are some of the questions addressed in this book. But, more generally, the purpose of this book is to “frame” the 19th century railroad passenger traveling experience, in England and America, with reference to social structure, culture, and ideology, and from a comparative standpoint.

This book engenders a unique approach to 19th century English and American railroad travel, not the least because of the comparative framework I work within, and the underlying sociological perspective. The book ought to appeal to anybody interested in 19th century English and American railroad history, and especially those interested in the passenger traveling experience. But even those with an abiding interest in the administration and operation of 19th century English and American railroads, their constituent technologies, and how the railroad fitted into the broader industrial “landscape” in the 19th century, will find this a valuable resource.

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

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

Erscheinungsdatum	23.07.2018
Verlagsort	Jefferson, NC
Sprache	englisch
Maße	178 x 254 mm
Themenwelt	Natur / Technik ► Fahrzeuge / Flugzeuge / Schiffe ► Schienenfahrzeuge
	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften
ISBN-10	1-4766-7154-0 / 1476671540
ISBN-13	978-1-4766-7154-3 / 9781476671543
Zustand	Neuware