Slave Labor on Virginia's Blue Ridge Railroad

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

Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: History Press
Published: 03/30/2020
ISBN: 9781467144902
Pages: 128
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.40d