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Preface -- Capital and political authority in German history. p.1 -- Private or state owned? The railroad question, 1830-1848. p.22 -- The search for mutual accommodation, 1848-1857. p.53 -- The conflict over night trains. p.75 -- Banking and the business class. p.87 -- The Railroad Fund, 1842-1859. p.107 -- The juste milieu, 1857-1870. p.135 -- Conclusion. p.165 -- List of abbreviations. p.177 -- Notes. p.179 -- Bibliography. p.247 -- Index. p.269