Lawyering for the Railroad: Business, Law, and Power in the New South by William G. Thomas (Louisiana University Press, 1999)
Louisiana State University Press, 1999
A new method of distributing goods and services is constructed in a startlingly short period of time. Isolated communities are suddenly connected to each other and the outside world by a universal, common carrier. The builder becomes rich, powerful, admired, and hated. Its monopoly brings government lawsuits, and politicians call for regulation or breakup.
We’re gearing up for our 30th anniversary by doing what we do best: bringing cutting-edge scholarship together with photography, memoir, creative nonfiction, and the arts—to tell the whole story.
Click here to receive 30% off a subscription!