American Railroad Politics, 1914–1920

Download or read book American Railroad Politics, 1914–1920 written by K. Austin Kerr and published by University of Pittsburgh Pre. This book was released on 2010-11-23 with total page 261 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book examines the concern of a variety of interest groups with federal policy toward railroads, concentrating on the crucial years during World War I when the federal government ran the industry, and prior to the passage of the Transportation Act of 1920. Through extensive archival research, James A. Kerr describes the political dealings among those involved in railroad-government relations: labor leaders; shippers; railroad executives; and financiers; and analyzes the motivations that influenced policymaking.