Southwest Virginia's Railroad: Modernization and the Sectional Crisis in the Civil War Era
Autor Professor Kenneth W. Noeen Limba Engleză Paperback – sep 2003
A close study of one region of Appalachia that experienced economic vitality and strong sectionalism before the Civil War
This book examines the construction of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad through southwest Virginia in the 1850s, before the Civil War began. The building and operation of the railroad reoriented the economy of the region toward staple crops and slave labor. Thus, during the secession crisis, southwest Virginia broke with northwestern Virginia and embraced the Confederacy. Ironically, however, it was the railroad that brought waves of Union raiders to the area during the war
This book examines the construction of the Virginia and Tennessee Railroad through southwest Virginia in the 1850s, before the Civil War began. The building and operation of the railroad reoriented the economy of the region toward staple crops and slave labor. Thus, during the secession crisis, southwest Virginia broke with northwestern Virginia and embraced the Confederacy. Ironically, however, it was the railroad that brought waves of Union raiders to the area during the war
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780817350642
ISBN-10: 0817350640
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Ediția:First Edition, First Edition
Editura: University Of Alabama Press
Colecția University Alabama Press
ISBN-10: 0817350640
Pagini: 232
Dimensiuni: 152 x 229 x 20 mm
Greutate: 0.35 kg
Ediția:First Edition, First Edition
Editura: University Of Alabama Press
Colecția University Alabama Press
Notă biografică
Kenneth W. Noe is the Draughon Professor of Southern History at Auburn University and author of The Civil War in Appalachia.
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A close study of one region of Appalachia that experienced economic vitality and strong sectionalism before the Civil War