Railroads and American Political Development: Infrastructure, Federalism, and State Building

by Zachary Callen

Book Overview

America's founders envisioned a federal government of limited and enumerated powers. What they could not envision, of course, was the vast and complex infrastructure that the growing nation would demand--a demand that became ever clearer as the power and importance of railroads emerged. The requirements of a nationwide rail network, it also became clear, far exceeded the resources of state and local government and private industry. The consequences,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0700623000
• ISBN13: 9780700623006
• Release Date: September 2016
• Publisher: University Press of Kansas
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 1.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"