9780813153643 - Two Paths to the New South: The Virginia Debt Controversy, 1870-1883 von Moore, James Tice (3 Ergebnisse)

Kartoniert / Broschiert. Zustand: New. In the grim decades after the Civil War, Southerners dreamed of industrial growth and agricultural diversification. The Funders, composed largely of the conservative farmers of eastern Virginia and the commercial classes of the towns, were committed to pay .

Taschenbuch. Zustand: Neu. Neuware - In the grim decades after the Civil War, Southerners dreamed of industrial growth and agricultural diversification. In this study, Mr. Moore traces the development and changes that took place in the Old Dominion during these troubled postbellum years. The state's massive debt burden touched off an upheaval, splintering the electorate into competing Funder and Readjuster factions. The Funders, composed largely of the conservative farmers of eastern Virginia and the commercial classes of the town.

Zustand: Sehr gut. Zustand: Sehr gut | Sprache: Englisch | Produktart: Bücher | In the grim decades after the Civil War, Southerners dreamed of industrial growth and agricultural diversification. In this study, Mr. Moore traces the development and changes that took place in the Old Dominion during these troubled postbellum years. The state's massive debt burden touched off an upheaval, splintering the electorate into competing Funder and Readjuster factions. The Funders, composed largely of the conservative farmers of eastern Virginia and the commercial classes of the towns, were committed to pay off Virginia's prewar debt in full. The Readjusters, drawing their support from the fringe elements of society, sought a more realistic, downward adjustment of the debt.