A House Dividing: Economic Development in Pennsylvania and Virginia Before the Civil War by Majewski John, John D. Majewski

A House Dividing: Economic Development in Pennsylvania and Virginia Before the Civil War

Studies in Economic History and Policy

Majewski John, John D. Majewski

236 pages • missing pub info (editions)

nonfiction business history challenging informative medium-paced
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Professor Majewski compares Virginia and Pennsylvania to explain how slavery undermined the development of the southern economy. In the beginning of the nineteenth century, residents in each state financed transportation improvements to raise land...

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