Comparing different regions reveals critical realities that affected the course of American ED. After 1789 (1) the North, led by Yankees and Midlanders, embraced the
Category: Book 2
8.1 Deep South Political Culture and the South’s Antebellum Economic Path
A simplistic look at American 19th Century history might summarize its politics and economy as a clash between two rival, starkly opposed, political cultures and
8.0 First Century South’s Multiple Political Cultures: Tidewater and Scots-Irish
Migrations, Political Culture, and Economic Base The post-1800 choice of agriculture, and minimal industrialization for the South’s future economic base followed not only from climate,
7.19 Why Railroad-Led External-MED Worked: City-Building and the Railroad Corporation’s Business Plan
Why Railroad-Led External-MED Worked: City-Building and the Railroad Corporation’s Business Plan The Introduction As Conclusion The reader may have noticed. I often put my conclusions
7.18 Minnesota: Railroad-Led Immigrant Attraction
Midwest Big Cities–Minnesota: Railroad-Led Immigrant Attraction For those saturated with thoughts of robber barons, the Populist Movement, railroad extortions imposed on communities desiring access, muckrakers,
7.17 Illinois Central Railroad and the Birth of the MED Attraction Strategy
Theme 2: Module Illinois Central Railroad and the Birth of the MED Attraction Strategy So according to conventional wisdom, the era of state-chartered corporations was
Ron W. Coan 