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Railroads in the Old South : pursuing progress in a slave society
Aaron W. Marrs challenges the accepted understanding of economic and industrial growth in antebellum America with this original study of the history of the railroad in the Old South. Drawing from both familiar and overlooked sources, such as the personal diaries of Southern travelers, papers and let...
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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Baltimore, MD :
Johns Hopkins University Press,
2009.
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| Online Access: | Table of contents Table of contents The Edith E. Clark Endowment Fund Home Page Inhaltsverzeichnis |
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Aaron W. Marrs challenges the accepted understanding of economic and industrial growth in antebellum America with this original study of the history of the railroad in the Old South. Drawing from both familiar and overlooked sources, such as the personal diaries of Southern travelers, papers and letters from civil engineers, corporate records, and contemporary newspaper accounts, Marrs skillfully expands on the conventional business histories that have characterized scholarship in this field. He situates railroads in the fullness of antebellum life, examining how slavery, technology, labor, social convention, and the environment shaped their evolution. --From book jacket. |
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xi, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm |
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-253) and index. |
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9780801891304 0801891302 |