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Vital Rails: The Charleston & Savannah Railroad and the Civil War in Coastal South Carolina
Stone, H. David, Jr.
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Description for Vital Rails: The Charleston & Savannah Railroad and the Civil War in Coastal South Carolina
Hardcover. Spanning more than one hundred miles across rice fields, salt marshes, and seven rivers and creeks, the Charleston & Savannah Railroad was designed to revolutionize the economy of South Carolina's lowcountry by linking key port cities. This history of the railroad records the story of the C&S and of the men who managed it during wartime. Num Pages: 352 pages, 56 illustrations. BIC Classification: HBJK; HBLL; HBWJ; TRF. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 30. Weight in Grams: 980.
Completed in 1860 and spanning more than one hundred miles across rice fields, salt marshes, and seven rivers and creeks, the Charleston & Savannah Railroad was designed to revolutionize the economy of South Carolina's lowcountry by linking key port cities. With the onset of the Civil War, the railroad became an integral part of the Confederacy's military, economic, and communications efforts along the coast and a frequent military objective of Union assaults.The C&S was chartered by a coalition of lowcountry planters, merchants, and politicians. Construction was aided by state funding and completed just prior to the onset of war. Following ... Read more
Completed in 1860 and spanning more than one hundred miles across rice fields, salt marshes, and seven rivers and creeks, the Charleston & Savannah Railroad was designed to revolutionize the economy of South Carolina's lowcountry by linking key port cities. With the onset of the Civil War, the railroad became an integral part of the Confederacy's military, economic, and communications efforts along the coast and a frequent military objective of Union assaults.The C&S was chartered by a coalition of lowcountry planters, merchants, and politicians. Construction was aided by state funding and completed just prior to the onset of war. Following ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2008
Publisher
Univ of South Carolina Pr
Condition
New
Number of Pages
352
Place of Publication
South Carolina, United States
ISBN
9781570037160
SKU
V9781570037160
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About Stone, H. David, Jr.
H. David Stone, Jr. is a graduate of Furman University and the University of South Carolina School of Medicine.
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