Recasting American Liberty: Gender, Race, Law, and the Railroad Revolution, 1865 1920
(Part of the Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society Series)
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Through courtroom dramas from 1865 to 1920 - of men forced to jump from moving cars when trainmen refused to stop, of women emotionally wrecked from the trauma of nearly missing a platform or street, and women barred from first class ladies' cars because of the color of their skin - Barbara Welke offers a dramatic reconsideration of the critical role railroads, and streetcars, played in transforming the conditions of individual liberty at the dawn...
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0521640202
ISBN13:9780521640206
Release Date:August 2001
Publisher:Cambridge University Press
Length:426 Pages
Weight:1.60 lbs.
Dimensions:1.1" x 6.0" x 9.0"
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Americas Civil Rights Civil Rights & Liberties Discrimination & Racism Economics History Labor & Industrial Relations Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Race Relations Social Science Social Sciences Specific Topics Women in HistoryCustomer Reviews
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