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History of the James River and Kanawha Company /

Dunaway, Wayland Fuller

History of the James River and Kanawha Company / Wayland Fuller Dunaway. - 1 online resource (252 p.) - Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law .

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- I. Origin of the Conception of Connecting Virginia with the West -- II. The James River Company as a Private Corporation, 1785–1820 -- III. The Second James River Company; or the James River Company as a State Enterprise, 1820–1835 -- IV. The Incorporation and Organization of the James River and Kanawha Company, 1832–1835 -- V. The Completion of the James River and Kanawha Canal to Buchanan, 1835–1851 -- VI. The James River and Kanawha Company at the Height of its Activities, 1850–1860 -- VII. The Effect of the Civil War on the Fortunes of the James River and Kanawha Company; the Attempt to Enlist Federal Aidfand its Failure, 1861–1875 -- VIII. Closing Days of the Canal; its Sale and Abandonment, 1875–1880 -- Bibliography -- Index

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A history of the James River and Kanawha Company that studies a phase of internal improvements in Virginia extending over a period of 95 years from 1785 to 1880.


Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.


In English.

9780231914383 9780231883740

10.7312/duna91438 doi


BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History.