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Stuart Daggett
1881–1954
A longtime Berkeley economist who turned the growth of American transportation into clear, readable scholarship, he wrote widely on railroads, shipping, and inland transport. His work helped explain how the nation’s networks of trade and travel were built and reorganized.
2 Audiobooks
Chapters on the History of the Southern Pacific
by Stuart Daggett
Railroad Reorganization
by Stuart Daggett
About the author
Born in Milwaukee in 1881, Stuart Daggett became an American economist best known for his work on transportation. He spent more than fifty years connected with the University of California, Berkeley, where he built a career studying the economics of railroads, inland transportation, and related public issues.
Daggett wrote books including Railroad Reorganization, Chapters on the History of the Southern Pacific, Principles of Inland Transportation, and The Structure of Transcontinental Railroad Rates. His writing focused on the practical side of economic life—how rail systems were financed, reorganized, and managed, and how transportation shaped commerce across the United States.
He died in Berkeley in 1954. Though not a household name today, his books remain valuable for readers interested in the history of American transportation and the economic forces behind it.