A house dividing: economic development in Pennsylvania and Virginia before the Civil War
A House Dividing compares Virginia and Pennsylvania to answer a crucial question of American history: how did slavery undermine the development of the southern economy? Extensive archival research reveals that in the first decades of the nineteenth century, local residents in each state financed tra...
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Zusammenfassung: | A House Dividing compares Virginia and Pennsylvania to answer a crucial question of American history: how did slavery undermine the development of the southern economy? Extensive archival research reveals that in the first decades of the nineteenth century, local residents in each state financed transportation improvements to raise land values and spur commercial growth. In the 1830s, however, Philadelphia capitalists began financing Pennsylvania's railroad network, eventually building integrated systems that reached deep within the Midwest. Virginia's railroads, still dependent upon local investment and funds from the state government, remained a collection of local lines without western connections. The lack of a great city that could provide capital and traffic for large-scale railroads was the Achilles' heel of Virginia's slave economy. The chains of slavery, Virginians learned to their dismay, also shackled the invisible hand of the market |
Beschreibung: | Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) |
Beschreibung: | 1 online resource (xvii, 214 pages) |
ISBN: | 9780511528699 |
DOI: | 10.1017/CBO9780511528699 |
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spelling | Majewski, John D. 1965- Verfasser aut A house dividing economic development in Pennsylvania and Virginia before the Civil War John Majewski Cambridge Cambridge University Press 2000 1 online resource (xvii, 214 pages) txt rdacontent c rdamedia cr rdacarrier Studies in economic history and policy Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 05 Oct 2015) Introduction: Regional Development in Comparative Perspective 1 Developmental Corporations in a Slave-Labor Society 2 Developmental Corporations in a Free-Labor Society 3 Railroads and Local Development 4 The Local Politics of Market Development 5 Urban Capital and the Superiority of Pennsylvania's Transportation Network 6 Why Antebellum Virginians Never Developed a Big City: Comparative Urban Development in Philadelphia and Eastern Virginia Epilogue: Railroad Networks and the Civil War A House Dividing compares Virginia and Pennsylvania to answer a crucial question of American history: how did slavery undermine the development of the southern economy? Extensive archival research reveals that in the first decades of the nineteenth century, local residents in each state financed transportation improvements to raise land values and spur commercial growth. In the 1830s, however, Philadelphia capitalists began financing Pennsylvania's railroad network, eventually building integrated systems that reached deep within the Midwest. Virginia's railroads, still dependent upon local investment and funds from the state government, remained a collection of local lines without western connections. The lack of a great city that could provide capital and traffic for large-scale railroads was the Achilles' heel of Virginia's slave economy. The chains of slavery, Virginians learned to their dismay, also shackled the invisible hand of the market Geschichte 1800-1900 Geschichte Sklaverei Wirtschaft Railroads / Pennsylvania / History / 19th century Railroads / Virginia / History / 19th century Free enterprise / Pennsylvania / History / 19th century Slavery / Virginia / History / 19th century Pennsylvania / Economic conditions Virginia / Economic conditions Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-02536-2 Erscheint auch als Druckausgabe 978-0-521-59023-5 https://doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511528699 Verlag URL des Erstveröffentlichers Volltext |
spellingShingle | Majewski, John D. 1965- A house dividing economic development in Pennsylvania and Virginia before the Civil War Introduction: Regional Development in Comparative Perspective Developmental Corporations in a Slave-Labor Society Developmental Corporations in a Free-Labor Society Railroads and Local Development The Local Politics of Market Development Urban Capital and the Superiority of Pennsylvania's Transportation Network Why Antebellum Virginians Never Developed a Big City: Comparative Urban Development in Philadelphia and Eastern Virginia Epilogue: Railroad Networks and the Civil War Geschichte Sklaverei Wirtschaft Railroads / Pennsylvania / History / 19th century Railroads / Virginia / History / 19th century Free enterprise / Pennsylvania / History / 19th century Slavery / Virginia / History / 19th century |
title | A house dividing economic development in Pennsylvania and Virginia before the Civil War |
title_alt | Introduction: Regional Development in Comparative Perspective Developmental Corporations in a Slave-Labor Society Developmental Corporations in a Free-Labor Society Railroads and Local Development The Local Politics of Market Development Urban Capital and the Superiority of Pennsylvania's Transportation Network Why Antebellum Virginians Never Developed a Big City: Comparative Urban Development in Philadelphia and Eastern Virginia Epilogue: Railroad Networks and the Civil War |
title_auth | A house dividing economic development in Pennsylvania and Virginia before the Civil War |
title_exact_search | A house dividing economic development in Pennsylvania and Virginia before the Civil War |
title_full | A house dividing economic development in Pennsylvania and Virginia before the Civil War John Majewski |
title_fullStr | A house dividing economic development in Pennsylvania and Virginia before the Civil War John Majewski |
title_full_unstemmed | A house dividing economic development in Pennsylvania and Virginia before the Civil War John Majewski |
title_short | A house dividing |
title_sort | a house dividing economic development in pennsylvania and virginia before the civil war |
title_sub | economic development in Pennsylvania and Virginia before the Civil War |
topic | Geschichte Sklaverei Wirtschaft Railroads / Pennsylvania / History / 19th century Railroads / Virginia / History / 19th century Free enterprise / Pennsylvania / History / 19th century Slavery / Virginia / History / 19th century |
topic_facet | Geschichte Sklaverei Wirtschaft Railroads / Pennsylvania / History / 19th century Railroads / Virginia / History / 19th century Free enterprise / Pennsylvania / History / 19th century Slavery / Virginia / History / 19th century Pennsylvania / Economic conditions Virginia / Economic conditions |
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