Mountains on the Market: Industry, the Environment, and the South

by Randal L. Hall

Book Overview

Manufacturing in the Northeast and the Midwest pushed the United States to the forefront of industrialized nations during the early nineteenth century; the South, however, lacked the large cities and broad consumer demand that catalyzed changes in other parts of the country. Nonetheless, in contrast to older stereotypes, southerners did not shun industrial development when profits were possible. Even in the Appalachian South, where the rugged terrain...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0813136245
• ISBN13: 9780813136240
• Release Date: June 2012
• Publisher: University Press of Kentucky
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 1.48 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 6.3" x 9.3"