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Railroads, Reconstruction, and the Gospel of Prosperity : Aid Under the Radical Republicans, 1865-1877 /
This book describes the southern Republicans' post- Civil War railroad aid program--the central element of the Gospel of Prosperity"" designed to reestablish a vigorous economy in the devastated South. Conceding that race and Unionism were basic issues, Mark W. Summers explores a negl...
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Princeton, N.J. :
Princeton University Press,
1982.
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| Colección: | Book collections on Project MUSE.
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Cover; Contents; Part 1. The Gospel of Prosperity; Part 2. A Covenant of Public Works: Legislating for the Railroads; Part 3. ""The Glory is Departed from Israel"": Using the Railroads; Part 4. Balm in Gilead? Financing Railroads; Part 5. There is No Salvation: The Fall of the Railroads.