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Slave Labor on Virginia's Blue Ridge Railroad Mary E Lyons
Slave Labor on Virginia's Blue Ridge Railroad
Mary E Lyons
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
| Media | Books Hardcover Book (Book with hard spine and cover) |
| Released | March 30, 2020 |
| ISBN13 | 9781540242570 |
| Publishers | History Press Library Editions |
| Pages | 162 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 11 mm · 385 g |
| Language | English |