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Autore |
Brockmann R. John |
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Titolo |
Twisted rails, sunken ships [[electronic resource] ] : the rhetoric of nineteenth century steamboat and railroad accident investigation reports, 1833-1879 / / R. John Brockmann |
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Amityville, N.Y., : Baywood Pub. Co., 2005 |
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ISBN |
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1-351-84087-8 |
1-315-22343-0 |
0-89503-504-9 |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (289 p.) |
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Collana |
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Baywood's technical communications series |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Railroad accidents - United States |
Steamboat disasters - United States |
Accident investigation - United States |
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Lingua di pubblicazione |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Description based upon print version of record. |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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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. |
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