Arming the Confederacy How Virginia’s Minerals Forged the Rebel War Machine /

• Main Author: Whisonant, Robert C. (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2015.
• Subjects: Popular works.; Culture > Study and teaching.; History.; Historical geology.; Mineral resources.; Earth.; Geology.; Popular Science.; Popular Earth Science.; Mineral Resources.; Historical Geology.; History, general.; Regional and Cultural Studies.

This is a fresh look at the American Civil War from the standpoint of the natural resources necessary to keep the armies in the field. This story of the links between minerals, topography, and the war in western Virginia now comes to light in a way that enhances our understanding of America’s greate...