The State, the Investor, and the Railroad: The Boston & Albany, 1825-1867

Stephen Salsbury

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The State, the Investor, and the Railroad

The Boston & Albany, 1825-1867

Stephen Salsbury

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1967

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Foreword Oscar Handlin Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	vii
Author’s Preface Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	ix
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xiii
Illustrations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xv
Tables Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xviii
Maps Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xix
Charts Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	xx
CHAPTER I. The Economic Revolution in Massachusetts, 1830 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	1
CHAPTER II. The Issue of State Aid Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	31
CHAPTER III. The Rejection of State Initiative Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	62
CHAPTER IV. The Boston & Worcester Charter: A Triumph of Private Interest Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	80
CHAPTER V. The Construction of the Boston & Worcester Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	93
CHAPTER VI. Running the Boston & Worcester, 1834–1842 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	112
CHAPTER VII. Financing the Western Railroad Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	133
CHAPTER VIII. Rails Across the Mountains Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	157
CHAPTER IX. The Western Railroad in Crisis: An Operating Man's Nightmare Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	182
CHAPTER Χ. Low Fare or High? Elias Hasket Derby vs. William Jackson Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	206
CHAPTER XI. The Embattled Mr. Bliss Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	223
CHAPTER XII. The Worcester Railroad Triumphant, 1844-185 Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	245
CHAPTER XIII. Chester W. Chapin and the Formation of the Boston & Albany Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	274
CHAPTER XIV. Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	296
Appendixes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	307
BIBLIOGRAPHY Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	313
NOTES Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	331
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed	389

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eBook published on:

October 1, 2013

eBook ISBN:

9780674422438

Hardcover published on:

February 5, 1967

Hardcover ISBN:

9780674422421

Edition:

Reprint 2014

Pages and Images/Illustrations in book

Front matter:

20

Main content:

404

Illustrations:

24

Tables:

9

Other:

3 charts, 21 halftones, 3 maps, 9 tables

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674422438

eBook ISBN: 9780674422438

Hardcover ISBN: 9780674422421

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Boston and Albany Railroad Co.; Boston and Worcester Railroad Corporation.; Western Rail-Road Corporation.

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Professional and scholarly;

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