The Railroads of the South, 1865-1900; A study in finance and control

Stover, John F.

Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1955. Hardcover. Blue cloth boards with gilt lettering on spine. xviii, 310 pages maps. VG ex-lib copy library sticker/stamps on spine, inside front/back cover front end page. Spine has some damage. Item #184864

Contents: Southern railroads in the 1850's -- Southern railroads at war -- Southern railroad finance in 1865 -- Destruction and rehabilitation -- The carpetbaggers lend a hand -- Southern ambitions of the Pennsylvania Railroad -- A story of receivership -- The Illinois Central goes south -- Prosperity, expansion, and consolidation -- The Louisville and Nashville -- The Richmond and Danville -- Receivership and consolidation -- Southern railroads and northern finance in 1900.