CHAPTER Χ. Low Fare or High? Elias Hasket Derby vs. William Jackson

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Foreword vii
3. Author’s Preface ix
4. Contents xiii
5. Illustrations xv
6. Tables xviii
7. Maps xix
8. Charts xx
9. CHAPTER I. The Economic Revolution in Massachusetts, 1830 1
10. CHAPTER II. The Issue of State Aid 31
11. CHAPTER III. The Rejection of State Initiative 62
12. CHAPTER IV. The Boston & Worcester Charter: A Triumph of Private Interest 80
13. CHAPTER V. The Construction of the Boston & Worcester 93
14. CHAPTER VI. Running the Boston & Worcester, 1834–1842 112
15. CHAPTER VII. Financing the Western Railroad 133
16. CHAPTER VIII. Rails Across the Mountains 157
17. CHAPTER IX. The Western Railroad in Crisis: An Operating Man's Nightmare 182
18. CHAPTER Χ. Low Fare or High? Elias Hasket Derby vs. William Jackson 206
19. CHAPTER XI. The Embattled Mr. Bliss 223
20. CHAPTER XII. The Worcester Railroad Triumphant, 1844-185 245
21. CHAPTER XIII. Chester W. Chapin and the Formation of the Boston & Albany 274
22. CHAPTER XIV. Conclusion 296
23. Appendixes 307
24. BIBLIOGRAPHY 313
25. NOTES 331
26. Index 389