Slave Labor on Virginia's Blue Ridge Railroad - Hardcover

Slave Labor on Virginia's Blue Ridge Railroad - Hardcover

$34.54


by Mary E. Lyons (Author)

Between 1849 and 1859, Virginia raced to pierce the Blue Ridge Mountains by rail and reach the Ohio River. At least 300 enslaved people labored involuntarily toward that goal, along with 1,500 Irish immigrants. The state leased the labor of enslaved Virgi

Number of Pages: 162
Dimensions: 0.44 x 9 x 6 IN
Publication Date: March 30, 2020
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