After the upheavals of the Civil War and Reconstruction shattered the plantation economy of the Old South, white southerners turned to the railroad to reconstruct Capitalism in the region.
This study of the New South\'s experience with the railroad network provides valuable insights into the history of capitalism..
After the upheavals of the Civil War and Reconstruction shattered the plantation economy of the Old South, white southerners turned to the railroad to reconstruct Capitalism in the region