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Recasting American Liberty

- Gender, Race, Law, and the Railroad Revolution, 1865-1920

About Recasting American Liberty

Through courtroom dramas from 1865 to 1920, Barbara Welke offers a dramatic reconsideration of the critical role railroads, and streetcars, played in transforming the conditions of individual liberty at the dawn of the twentieth century, focusing on the law of accidental injury, nervous shock, and racial segregation in public transit.

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  • Language:
  • English
  • ISBN:
  • 9780521640206
  • Binding:
  • Hardback
  • Pages:
  • 426
  • Published:
  • August 27, 2001
  • Dimensions:
  • 152x229x27 mm.
  • Weight:
  • 729 g.
Delivery: 2-3 weeks
Expected delivery: October 24, 2024

Description of Recasting American Liberty

Through courtroom dramas from 1865 to 1920, Barbara Welke offers a dramatic reconsideration of the critical role railroads, and streetcars, played in transforming the conditions of individual liberty at the dawn of the twentieth century, focusing on the law of accidental injury, nervous shock, and racial segregation in public transit.

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