Date Thesis Awarded
5-2011
Access Type
Honors Thesis -- Access Restricted On-Campus Only
Degree Name
Bachelors of Arts (BA)
Department
History
Advisor
Scott Reynolds Nelson
Committee Members
John Donahue
Melvin Patrick Ely
Abstract
The Richmond & Petersburg Railroad (R&P) was Virginia's most successful antebellum line. In telling the story of the R&P, this paper seeks to understand how a railroad could be successful in the antebellum South, and what that success meant. I argue that the R&P formed part of an extended system of transportation that was designed to benefit Richmond.
Recommended Citation
Kelly, John J., "The Richmond & Petersburg Railroad: A Story of Antebellum Southern Success" (2011). Undergraduate Honors Theses. William & Mary. Paper 386.
https://scholarworks.wm.edu/honorstheses/386
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Comments
Thesis is part of Honors ETD pilot project, 2008-2013. Migrated from Dspace in 2016.