Twisted Rails, Sunken Ships: The Rhetoric of Ni, Brockman..

Name: Twisted Rails, Sunken Ships: The Rhetoric of Ni, Brockman..
Brand: John Brockman

John Brockman

Twisted Rails, Sunken ShipsThe Rhetoric of Nineteenth Century Steamboat and Railroad Accident Investigation Reports, 1833-1879\nAuthor(s): John Brockman\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415784795, 978-0415784795\nSynopsis\nContemporary disaster investigation reports into the Shuttle, Three Mile Island, or the World Trade Centre did not happen by chance, but were the result of an evolution of the discourse communities involved with investigating technological accidents. The relationships of private companies, coroners, outside experts, and government investigators all had to be developed and experimented with before a genre of investigation reports could exist. This book is the story of the evolution of these investigation discourse communities in published reports written between 1833 and 1879. Using the reports generated by seven different accidents on railroads and steamboats between 1833 and 1876, it is possi6