Railroads in the Old South : pursuing progress in a slave society Aaron W. Marrs

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Marrs, Aaron W., 1976-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Railroads--Southern States--History--19th century.

Railroads.

Southern States--History--1775-1865.

Southern States.

Physical Description:

xi, 268 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm

Place of Publication:

Baltimore, MD : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2009.

Summary:

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. --From book jacket.

Contents:

Dreams

Knowledge

Sweat

Structure

Motion

Passages

Communities.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 199-253) and index.

Local Notes:

Pennsylvania Abolition Society Complimentary Collection

ISBN:

9780801891304

0801891302

OCLC:

229748456

Online:

The Edith E. Clark Endowment Fund Home Page