Author: H. Roger Grant
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253011876
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Among the grand antebellum plans to build railroads to interconnect the vast American republic, perhaps none was more ambitious than the Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston. The route was intended to link the cotton-producing South and the grain and livestock growers of the Old Northwest with traders and markets in the East, creating economic opportunities along its 700-mile length. But then came the Panic of 1837, and the project came to a halt. H. Roger Grant tells the incredible story of this singular example of "railroad fever" and the remarkable visionaries whose hopes for connecting North and South would require more than half a century—and one Civil War—to reach fruition.
The Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston Rail Road
Author: H. Roger Grant
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253011876
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Among the grand antebellum plans to build railroads to interconnect the vast American republic, perhaps none was more ambitious than the Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston. The route was intended to link the cotton-producing South and the grain and livestock growers of the Old Northwest with traders and markets in the East, creating economic opportunities along its 700-mile length. But then came the Panic of 1837, and the project came to a halt. H. Roger Grant tells the incredible story of this singular example of "railroad fever" and the remarkable visionaries whose hopes for connecting North and South would require more than half a century—and one Civil War—to reach fruition.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
ISBN: 0253011876
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 209
Book Description
Among the grand antebellum plans to build railroads to interconnect the vast American republic, perhaps none was more ambitious than the Louisville, Cincinnati & Charleston. The route was intended to link the cotton-producing South and the grain and livestock growers of the Old Northwest with traders and markets in the East, creating economic opportunities along its 700-mile length. But then came the Panic of 1837, and the project came to a halt. H. Roger Grant tells the incredible story of this singular example of "railroad fever" and the remarkable visionaries whose hopes for connecting North and South would require more than half a century—and one Civil War—to reach fruition.
History of the Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Author: Maury Klein
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813146755
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
After the Civil War, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad took the lead among southern railroads in developing rail systems and organizing transcontinental travel. Through two world wars, federal government control, internal crises, external dissension, the Depression, and the great Ohio River flood of 1937, the L&N Railroad remained one of the country's most efficient lines. It is a southern institution and a railroad buff's dream. When eminent railroad historian Maury Klein's definitive History of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was first published in 1972, it quickly became one of the most sought after books on railroad history. This new edition both restores a hard-to-find classic to print and provides a new introduction by Klein detailing the L&N's history in the thirty years since the book was first published.
Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
ISBN: 0813146755
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 600
Book Description
After the Civil War, the Louisville and Nashville Railroad took the lead among southern railroads in developing rail systems and organizing transcontinental travel. Through two world wars, federal government control, internal crises, external dissension, the Depression, and the great Ohio River flood of 1937, the L&N Railroad remained one of the country's most efficient lines. It is a southern institution and a railroad buff's dream. When eminent railroad historian Maury Klein's definitive History of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad was first published in 1972, it quickly became one of the most sought after books on railroad history. This new edition both restores a hard-to-find classic to print and provides a new introduction by Klein detailing the L&N's history in the thirty years since the book was first published.
A Description of the Canals and Rail Roads of the United States, Comprehending Notices of All the Works of Internal Improvement Throughout the Several States
Author: Henry Schenck Tanner
Publisher: New York : T. R. Tanner & J. Disturnell
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Publisher: New York : T. R. Tanner & J. Disturnell
ISBN:
Category : Canals
Languages : en
Pages : 316
Book Description
Carnegie Institution of Washington Publication
The Charleston & Hamburg: A South Carolina Railroad & an American Legacy
Author: Thomas Fetters
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625843852
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Many claim that the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first in the United States, but in reality the Charleston & Hamburg was the first to provide regular service to passengers when it opened its doors in Charleston, South Carolina, on Christmas Day 1830. It would ultimately carry people and goods from the Lowcountry to what is now north Augusta. This volume by historian Thomas Fetters presents a fresh new look at the development and operations of America's premier railroad, including surprising information about key players and newly discovered stories about the railroad's role in the American Civil War. A comprehensive account of the Charleston & Hamburg's history from its inception through Reconstruction, The Charleston & Hamburg, with its forgotten stories of America's premier railroad, is a necessary addition to the bookshelves of historians and rail fans alike!
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1625843852
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 147
Book Description
Many claim that the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad was the first in the United States, but in reality the Charleston & Hamburg was the first to provide regular service to passengers when it opened its doors in Charleston, South Carolina, on Christmas Day 1830. It would ultimately carry people and goods from the Lowcountry to what is now north Augusta. This volume by historian Thomas Fetters presents a fresh new look at the development and operations of America's premier railroad, including surprising information about key players and newly discovered stories about the railroad's role in the American Civil War. A comprehensive account of the Charleston & Hamburg's history from its inception through Reconstruction, The Charleston & Hamburg, with its forgotten stories of America's premier railroad, is a necessary addition to the bookshelves of historians and rail fans alike!
Railway Locomotives and Cars
Author:
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Category : Railroad engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroad engineering
Languages : en
Pages : 848
Book Description
Railroad Promotion and Capitalization in the United States
Author: Frederick Albert Cleveland
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Railroads
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Journal of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Kentucky
Author:
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
Includes journals of the adjourned, regular and extra sessions.
Publisher:
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Category : Kentucky
Languages : en
Pages : 748
Book Description
Includes journals of the adjourned, regular and extra sessions.
Modernizing a Slave Economy
Author: John Majewski
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807882372
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
What would separate Union and Confederate countries look like if the South had won the Civil War? In fact, this was something that southern secessionists actively debated. Imagining themselves as nation builders, they understood the importance of a plan for the economic structure of the Confederacy. The traditional view assumes that Confederate slave-based agrarianism went hand in hand with a natural hostility toward industry and commerce. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, John Majewski's analysis finds that secessionists strongly believed in industrial development and state-led modernization. They blamed the South's lack of development on Union policies of discriminatory taxes on southern commerce and unfair subsidies for northern industry. Majewski argues that Confederates' opposition to a strong central government was politically tied to their struggle against northern legislative dominance. Once the Confederacy was formed, those who had advocated states' rights in the national legislature in order to defend against northern political dominance quickly came to support centralized power and a strong executive for war making and nation building.
Publisher: Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN: 0807882372
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
What would separate Union and Confederate countries look like if the South had won the Civil War? In fact, this was something that southern secessionists actively debated. Imagining themselves as nation builders, they understood the importance of a plan for the economic structure of the Confederacy. The traditional view assumes that Confederate slave-based agrarianism went hand in hand with a natural hostility toward industry and commerce. Turning conventional wisdom on its head, John Majewski's analysis finds that secessionists strongly believed in industrial development and state-led modernization. They blamed the South's lack of development on Union policies of discriminatory taxes on southern commerce and unfair subsidies for northern industry. Majewski argues that Confederates' opposition to a strong central government was politically tied to their struggle against northern legislative dominance. Once the Confederacy was formed, those who had advocated states' rights in the national legislature in order to defend against northern political dominance quickly came to support centralized power and a strong executive for war making and nation building.
Transportation in the Ante-bellum South
Author: Ulrich Bonnell Phillips
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Transportation
Languages : en
Pages : 454
Book Description