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Engines of redemption : railroads and the reconstruction of capitalism in the new South / R. Scott Huffard Jr.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Huffard, R. Scott, Jr., author.
- Series:
- North Carolina scholarship online.
- North Carolina scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Railroads--Southern States--History--19th century.
- Railroads.
- Capitalism--Southern States--History--19th century.
- Capitalism.
- Southern States--Economic conditions--19th century.
- Southern States.
- Southern States--Race relations--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (325 pages)
- Place of Publication:
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, 2021.
- Summary:
- 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. This study of the New South's experience with the railroad network provides valuable insights into the history of capitalism.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on December 2, 2020).
- Previously issued in print: 2019.
- ISBN:
- 979-88-908551-4-5
- 979-88-908551-5-2
- 1-4696-5282-X
- 1-4696-5283-8
- OCLC:
- 1123193247
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