Planting a capitalist South : masters, merchants, and manufacturers in the southern interior, 1790-1860 / Tom Downey.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Downey, Tom, 1965-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Capitalism.

Southern States--Economic conditions--19th century.

Southern States.

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

Physical Description:

1 online resource (279 p.)

Place of Publication:

Baton Rouge : Louisiana State University Press, c2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Planting a Capitalist South effectively challenges the idea that commercial and industrial interests did little to alter the planter-dominated political economy of the Old South. By analyzing the interplay of planters, merchants, and manufacturers, the author characterizes the South as a sphere of contending types of capitalists: agrarians with land and slaves versus commercial and industrial owners of banks, railroads, stores, and factories. A revisionary study, Planting a Capitalist South offers clear evidence of a burgeoning transition to capitalist society in the Old South.

Contents:

The agrarian landscape

Publici juris : economic development and entrepreneurship in the post-revolutionary era

"An inducement to capitalists" : the rise of the merchant class

"The great avenue of intercourse and common channel of commerce" : the railroad

"A change in our industrial pursuits" : Vaucluse and Graniteville

The elevation of commerce : the merchant's ascent and the divergence of town and country

From intrastate to interstate : the railroad and the demise of publici juris

"A domineering influence": Graniteville and the triumph of men of capital.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of South Carolina.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 229-252) and index.

ISBN:

0-8071-4682-X

0-8071-3660-3

OCLC:

535820345