Marrs aaron (16 Ergebnisse)

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Zustand: Good. Pages intact with minimal writing/highlighting. The binding may be loose and creased. Dust jackets/supplements are not included. Stock photo provided. Product includes identifying sticker. Better World Books: Buy Books. Do Good.

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HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Hardcover. Zustand: Fine. First Edition. :: An exploration of the social and cultural influence of steamboats and railroads in the first half of the nineteenth century. :: Bound in publisher's printed illustrated paper-covered boards, front board bears title and author in red blue and black over 1848 map detail. Title, author, and publisher's emblem lettered upon the spine in red, blue and black. Octavo (9 1/4 x 6 3/16 inches; 235 x 157 millimeters). 262 pages. Condition: Fine. Book appears as-new.…

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

HRD. Zustand: New. New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.

Zustand: New.

Zustand: New. Railroads in the Old South demonstrates that a simple approach to the Old South fails to do justice to its complexity and contradictions. Num Pages: 288 pages, 19, 7 black & white halftones, 12 black & white line drawings. BIC Classification: 1KBB; HBJK; HBTB; KNGT. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 235 x 155 x 24. Weight in Grams: 544. . 2009. Hardcover. . . . . Books ship from the US and Ireland. …

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. In English.

Zustand: New. pp. xi + 268 Illus., Maps.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 288 pages. 9.00x6.25x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Hardcover. Zustand: Brand New. 280 pages. 9.00x6.00x1.00 inches. In Stock.

Buch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - Aaron W. Marrs challenges the accepted understanding of economic and industrial growth in antebellum America with this original study of the history of the railroad in the Old South. Drawing from both familiar and overlooked sources, such as the personal diaries of Southern travelers, papers and letters from civil engineers, corporate records, and contemporary newspaper accounts, Marrs skillfully expands on the conventional business histories that have characterized scholarship in this field. He situates railroads in the fullness of antebellum life, examining how slavery, technology, labor, social convention, and the environment shaped their evolution. Far from seeing the Old South as backward and premodern, Marrs finds evidence of urban life, industry, and entrepreneurship throughout the region. But these signs of progress existed alongside efforts to preserve traditional ways of life. Railroads exemplified Southerners' pursuit of progress on their own terms: developing modern transportation while retaining a conservative social order.Railroads in the Old South demonstrates that a simple approach to the Old South fails to do justice to its complexity and contradictions.…

Hardcover. Zustand: New.