The Railroads of the South: A Study in inance and Control
by Stover, John F
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- Hardcover
- Condition
- Good with no dust jacket
- Seller
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High Point, North Carolina, United States
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About This Item
Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1955. Hardcover. Good with no dust jacket. Exlibrary markings, primarily on endpapers and lower spine. Sound binding and hinges. Clean, off-white pages. Cloth over boards is edge rubbed with gently bumped corners and overall light shelf wear. ; Topics include the growth of the Pennsylvania Southern Railway security system in the 1870s, southern railroad receiverships in the 1870s, the extension of the Illinois Central Railroad into the southern states, railroads of the south in 1880 and new construction to 1890, the expansion of the Louisville and Nashville, the Richmond and Danville System, and the Atlantic Coast Line, Plant System, and Seaboard Air Line in 1900. Illustrated with maps imbedded in text. ; Ex-Library; 9.25" tall; 310 pages.
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- Seller
- Cat's Cradle Books (US)
- Seller's Inventory #
- 4530048
- Title
- The Railroads of the South: A Study in inance and Control
- Author
- Stover, John F
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Good with no dust jacket
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Publisher
- University of North Carolina Press
- Place of Publication
- Chapel Hill
- Date Published
- 1955
- Keywords
- UNITED STATES, AMERICA, SOUTH, RAILROADS, HISTORY, TRANSPORTATION
- Bookseller catalogs
- Americana;
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