Engines of redemption : railroads and the reconstruction of capitalism in the New South /
"After the upheavals of the Civil War and Reconstruction shattered the plantation economy of the Old South, white southerners turned to the railroad to reconstruct capitalism in the region. Engines of redemption examines the rapid growth, systemization, and consolidation of the southern railroa...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
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Chapel Hill :
University of North Carolina Press,
[2019]
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Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction: A System Grand and Harmonious; Part I. Casting the Spell; Chapter One. Reunited with Bands of Iron; Chapter Two. The Phantasmagoria of the Rail; Chapter Three. Conjure the Railroad; Part II. To the Netherworld; Chapter Four. Flight of the Yellow-Winged Monster; Chapter Five. Damnable Conspiracies; Chapter Six. Ubiquitous, Promiscuous, Frequent, and Numerous; Chapter Seven. Fighting the Octopus; Conclusion: A Procession of Spectres; Notes; Bibliography; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y