Centennial History of South Carolina Railroad
Author | : Samuel Melanchthon Derrick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1930 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : |
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Author | : Samuel Melanchthon Derrick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 452 |
Release | : 1930 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Aaron W. Marrs |
Publisher | : JHU Press |
Total Pages | : 290 |
Release | : 2009-04-13 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 0801898455 |
An original history of the railroad in the Old South that challenges the accepted understanding of economic and industrial growth in antebellum America. 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, Aaron W. 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. “The time is right to bring the South into the story of the economic transformation of antebellum America. Aaron Marrs does this with force and grace in Railroads in the Old South.” —John L. Larson, Purdue University “I am hard pressed to think of another volume that better catches the overall effect railroads had on the Old South.” —Kenneth W. Noe, Auburn University “Interesting regional history . . . It is a thoughtful and instructive study that examines not only the pervasiveness of transportation but also some of the social, political, and economic consequences associated with the evolution of southern railroads.” —Choice
Author | : Samuel Melanchthon Derrick |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 365 |
Release | : 1931 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : Thomas Fetters |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 147 |
Release | : 2008-03-01 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 1625843852 |
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!
Author | : Railroad Commission of South Carolina |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 68 |
Release | : 1881 |
Genre | : Railroads |
ISBN | : |
Author | : C. Pat Cates |
Publisher | : Arcadia Publishing |
Total Pages | : 132 |
Release | : 2005-09-14 |
Genre | : Transportation |
ISBN | : 1439629889 |
Following on the heels of Images of Rail: The Southern Railway, this volume takes a more detailed look at a historic railroad that has served the South for over 100 years and continues to serve as the Norfolk Southern Railway. Included in these pages are stories of bravery in war and ingenuity in peace. From 1942 to 1945, the 727th Railway Operating Battalion'sponsored by the Southern Railway'served in North Africa and up the spine of Italy into Germany. The courageous unit received a citation from Gen. George S. Patton for its involvement in the Sicily Campaign.
Author | : South Carolina Railroad |
Publisher | : |
Total Pages | : 8 |
Release | : 1865 |
Genre | : Railroad companies |
ISBN | : |
Author | : H. David Stone |
Publisher | : Univ of South Carolina Press |
Total Pages | : 392 |
Release | : 2008 |
Genre | : History |
ISBN | : 9781570037160 |
Spanning more than one hundred miles across rice fields, salt marshes, and seven rivers and creeks, the Charleston & Savannah Railroad was designed to revolutionize the economy of South Carolina's lowcountry by linking key port cities. This history of the railroad records the story of the C&S and of the men who managed it during wartime.