Rise of Birmingham: L&N Railroad, City/Economic Base-Building, Steel Cluster Development and Hegemonic North In this “Rise of Birmingham” module I delve into the role railroads
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1E Redeemer Policy Systems Cross State Comparisons: the Divided Mind Applied 1870-1900
Redeemer Policy Systems The “Radical Republican” coalition Reconstruction policy systems described in the last module upended the antebellum policy system, but paid an exceedingly high
1A the Effects of the War, the Versailles Complex that tilted Reconstruction and Reconstruction Policy Systems
Civil War and Reconstruction: the Hinge Connecting Antebellum South to Redeemer New South Organization of Module The Civil War was a “turning of the page”
8.12 Georgia Crosses Into the Appalachians: the Birth of Atlanta
Georgia, Atlanta and the Western and Atlantic Railroad Virginia and Georgia were the most successful southern states in the antebellum/ Early Republic railroad age. In
8.11 South Carolina Attempts to be the New York of the South
South Carolina Attempts to be the New York of the South Charleston’s Hinterland Imperialism: The 1850’s Blue Ridge RR New York City’s “take off” benefited
8.10 South Carolina’s Canal, Roads and the SCC&RR
South Carolina’s First Venture into Internal Improvements Navigable rivers were viewed then as we view highways today. They were preferable to roads for commerce, especially