Twisted rails, sunken ships the rhetoric of nineteenth century steamboat and railroad accident investigation reports, 1833-1879 - Brockmann, R. John.; ebrary, Inc. (Amityville, N.Y. : Baywood Pub. Co., 2005)
pt. 1. Using science as a corporate defense -- pt. 2. Publicity, political pressure, and emotional involvement by authors transform disaster investigations -- pt. 3. The antebellum period of disaster investigation : transformation ends and a constellation of roles and reports becomes normal.
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Railroad accidents -- United States; Steamboat disasters -- United States; Accident investigation -- United States; Electronic books