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Title: Amtrak: The History and Politics of a National Railroad (Explorations in Public Policy) by David C. Nice ISBN: 1-55587-734-6 Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers Pub. Date: February, 1998 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $39.95

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Average Customer Rating: 3 (2 reviews)

Rating: 5
Summary: Amtrak: the history and polotics....
Comment: this book is a very informative look at the history of americas National passanger railway corp. I recomend it to anyone who has an intrest in rail in america

Rating: 1
Summary: Where is Mr. Nice going?
Comment: I pity the poor trees that sacrificed their lives to provide the pulp for this book.

The book adds nothing to the debate on Amtrak; uses statistical correlation to substantiate the obvious (i.e. -- Trains are most often supported by people who live in large urban areas); and, generally loses the reader somewhere after the first chapter.

Much of the analysis he outlines is out-of-date and offers very, very little constructive support on how a passenger rail system should and could be built.

If Mr. Nice, who obviously is well-educated and statistically gifted, ever endeavors to write again on Amtrak, may I offer two thoughts. First, ask the question, "How will my paper help frame the contemporary debate on Amtrak," and second, "Who can I influence with it."

Absent these issues, chain me to a tree, so I can save the woods from another useless academic paper.