Railroads, Reconstruction, and the Gospel of Prosperity: Aid Under the Radical Republicans, 1865-1877

by Mark Wahlgren Summers

Book Overview

This book describes the southern Republicans' post- Civil War railroad aid program--the central element of the Gospel of Prosperity" designed to reestablish a vigorous economy in the devastated South. Conceding that race and Unionism were basic issues, Mark W. Summers explores a neglected facet of the postwar era: the attempt to build a new South and a biracial Republican majority through railroad aid.

Originally published in 1984.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069161282X
• ISBN13: 9780691612829
• Release Date: July 2014
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 378 Pages
• Weight: 1.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 7.0" x 10.0"