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: Hardcover
Publisher: History Press Library Editions
Published: 03/30/2020
ISBN: 9781540242570
Pages: 162
Weight: 0.85lbs
Size: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d