Author: Publisher: ISBN: Category : Railroad museums Languages : en Pages :
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News clippings and promotional materials by and about Amtrak, Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, and Southern Railway. Also includes advertisements for the Pullman Company, published in Holiday magazine, 1946-1950, and information on such topics as model trains, railroad museums, seaboard systems, and train accidents.
Author: South Carolina Railroad Publisher: ISBN: Category : Charleston (S.C.) Languages : en Pages :
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Circular letter, 6 Sept. 1848, signed by W[illia]m H. Bartless, re settlement of insurance claims for goods from ship John Castner, damaged by fire and water in Charleston harbor.
Author: R. Scott Huffard Jr. Publisher: UNC Press Books ISBN: 146965282X Category : History Languages : en Pages : 325
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After the upheavals of the Civil War and Reconstruction shattered the plantation economy of the Old South, white southerners turned to the railroad to reconstruct capitalism in the region. Examining the rapid growth, systemization, and consolidation of the southern railroad network, R. Scott Huffard Jr. demonstrates how economic and political elites used the symbolic power of the railroad to proclaim a New South had risen. The railroad was more than just an economic engine of growth; it was a powerful symbol of capitalism's advance. However, as the railroad spread across the region, it also introduced new dangers and anxieties. White southerners came to fear the railroad would speed an upending of the racial order, epidemics of yellow fever, train wrecks, violent robberies, and domination by corporate monopolies. To complete the reconstruction of capitalism, railroad corporations and their allies had to sever the negative aspects of railroading from capitalism's powers and deny the railroad's transformative powers to black southerners. This study of the New South's experience with the growing railroad network provides valuable insights into the history of capitalism--how it evolves, expands, and overcomes resistance.
Author: S. S. Routh Publisher: ISBN: Category : African Americans Languages : en Pages :
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Later payments, ca. 1857-1859, that apparently continue to document operations and maintenance of the railroad, record labor of African American slaves hired out to work for Routh in Branchville, and Routh's payments to merchants for household goods, etc.
Author: Thomas Fetters Publisher: Arcadia Publishing ISBN: 1625843852 Category : History Languages : en Pages : 147
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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!
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Author: South Carolina Railroad
Author: R. Scott Huffard Jr.
Author: S. S. Routh
Author: Samuel Melanchthon Derrick
Author: Railroad Commission of South Carolina
Author: Thomas Fetters
Author: South Carolina Railroad
Author: Railroad Commission of South Carolina