masters, merchants, and manufacturers in the southern interior, 1790-1860 /
Tom Downey.
Louisiana pbk. ed.
Baton Rouge :
Louisiana State University Press,
2009.
xiii, 262 pages :
map ;
23 cm
Includes bibliographical references (pages 229-252) and index.
The agrarian landscape -- Publici juris : economic development and entrepreneurship in the post-revolutionary era -- "An inducement to capitalists" : the rise of the merchant class -- "The great avenue of intercourse and common channel of commerce" : the railroad -- "A change in our industrial pursuits" : Vaucluse and Graniteville -- The elevation of commerce : the merchant's ascent and the divergence of town and country -- From intrastate to interstate : the railroad and the demise of publici juris -- "A domineering influence": Graniteville and the triumph of men of capital.