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Railroads in the Old South

Railroads in the Old South

Marrs, Aaron W.

Hardcover

Trains19th Century United States HistoryGeneral Racism & Ethnic Studies

ISBN10: 0801891302
ISBN13: 9780801891304
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: Apr 13 2009
Pages: 288
Weight: 1.20
Height: 1.10 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.20
Language: English

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.

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