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| Title | The Nashville and Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad 1845-1880: preservation of a railroad landscape |
| Author | Gamble, Bonnie L |
| Date | 1993 |
| Coverage |
1840-1849 1850-1859 1860-1869 1870-1879 1880-1889 19th century |
| Publisher | Middle Tennessee State University |
| Place of Publication | Murfreesboro, TN |
| Description | A history thesis submitted to the Faculty of the College of Graduate Studies in partial fulfillment of the degree of Master of Arts |
| Abstract | The Nashville Chattanooga and St. Louis Railroad created new towns, new wealth, and new organizations of landscape in Middle Tennessee based on the tenets and requirements of the market, and subsequently confronted many aspects of life in Middle Tennessee households. This thesis examines the significance of the railroad's role in altering the lifestyles and landscape of Middle Tennessee from a more communal precapitalistic society, to one dominated by long distance markets and capitalism. The research goes beyond the technological and administrative aspects of this railroad, which other authors researched in the past, studying the railroad as a harbinger of the industrial age. The focus is on the complex interactions that took place between people, railroad, and landscape during this period of dialectical change in Middle Tennessee... |
| Physical Description | vi, 247 leaves : typed ; 28 cm |
| Series | History Department, M.T.S.U. |
| Subject-LCSH |
Nashville, Chattanooga and St. Louis Railway -- History Landscape protection |
| Keyword | Historic preservation; Railroads |
| Type | Text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Genre | Thesis |
| Medium | Paper |
| Extent | 257 p |
| Language | eng |
| Copyright Status | Copyright protected. Reproduced with permission of the author. |
| Conditions for use | Copyright maintained by author. Academic and personal use only. |
| Contributing Institution | James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
| Digital Publisher | Digital Initiatives, James E. Walker Library, Middle Tennessee State University |
| Source file | ht_gamble.pdf |
