Engines of Redemption : Railroads and the Reconstruction of Capitalism in the New South /

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"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...

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Autor principal: Huffard, R. Scott, Jr (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2019]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Railroads.
Race relations.
Economic history.
Capitalism.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > South (AL, AR, FL, GA, KY, LA, MS, NC, SC, TN, VA, WV)
Chemins de fer > États-Unis (Sud) > Histoire > 19e siecle.
Capitalism > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Railroads > Southern States > History > 19th century.
Southern States.
États-Unis (Sud) > Relations raciales > Histoire > 19e siecle.
États-Unis (Sud) > Conditions economiques > 19e siecle.
Southern States > Race relations > History > 19th century.
Southern States > Economic conditions > 19th century.
History.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • 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

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