Railroads, Reconstruction, and the Gospel of Prosperity

Railroads, Reconstruction, and the Gospel of Prosperity
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Publisher : Princeton University Press
Total Pages : 376
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ISBN-10 : 9781400857128
ISBN-13 : 1400857120
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Book Synopsis Railroads, Reconstruction, and the Gospel of Prosperity by : Mark Wahlgren Summers

Download or read book Railroads, Reconstruction, and the Gospel of Prosperity written by Mark Wahlgren Summers and published by Princeton University Press. This book was released on 2014-07-14 with total page 376 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the southern Republicans' post- Civil War railroad aid program--the central element of the Gospel of Prosperity" designed to reestablish a vigorous economy in the devastated South. Conceding that race and Unionism were basic issues, Mark W. Summers explores a neglected facet of the postwar era: the attempt to build a new South and a biracial Republican majority through railroad aid. Originally published in 1984. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.


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