Two Paths to The New South : The Virginia Debt Controversy, 1870-1883 /

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In the grim decades after the Civil War, Southerners dreamed of industrial growth and agricultural diversification. In this study, Mr. Moore traces the development and changes that took place in the Old Dominion during these troubled postbellum years. The state's massive debt burden touched off...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Moore, James Tice
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: [Lexington] : University Press of Kentucky, [1974]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Politics and government.
Debts, Public.
HISTORY > United States > 19th Century.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Public Finance.
Dettes publiques > Virginie > Histoire.
Debts, Public > Virginia > History.
Virginia.
Virginie > Politique et gouvernement > 1865-1950.
Virginia > Politics and government > 1865-1950.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:In the grim decades after the Civil War, Southerners dreamed of industrial growth and agricultural diversification. In this study, Mr. Moore traces the development and changes that took place in the Old Dominion during these troubled postbellum years. The state's massive debt burden touched off an upheaval, splintering the electorate into competing Funder and Readjuster factions. The Funders, composed largely of the conservative farmers of eastern Virginia and the commercial classes of the towns, were committed to pay off Virginia's prewar debt in full. The Readjusters, drawing their support ...
Descripción Física:1 online resource (184 pages).
ISBN:9780813163819

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