Description: Railroads in the Old South: Pursuing Progress in a Slave Society Author: Aaron W. Marrs Title: Railroads in the Old South: Pursuing Progress in a Slave Society Publication: John Hopkins University Press, 2009 Description: Hardcover. A new tightly bound hardcover with new dust jacket. 8vo. (6.13 x 0.95 x 9.25 inches) Clean text free of marks or underlining. B&W photos and illustrations. Includes a bibliography and an index. 288 pp.Fast shipping in a secure book box mailer with tracking. New / New. 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.Far from seeing the Old South as backward and premodern, Marrs finds evidence of urban life, industry, and entrepreneurship throughout the region. But these signs of progress existed alongside efforts to preserve traditional ways of life. Railroads exemplified Southerners' pursuit of progress on their own terms: developing modern transportation while retaining a conservative social order.Railroads in the Old South demonstrates that a simple approach to the Old South fails to do justice to its complexity and contradictions. Seller ID: 245 Subject: Law, Trains The Anthropologists Closet offers a wide variety of non-fiction academic books that are hard to find. We have been in business since 2014. Terms All orders ship within two business days. All items are guaranteed to be as described or they may be returned within 30 days of receipt for a full refund.This listing was created by Bibliopolis.
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Book Title: Railroads in the Old South: Pursuing Progress in a Slave Society
Author: Aaron W. Marrs
Language: English
ISBN: 9780801891304
Publisher: John Hopkins University Press
Publication Year: 2009
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