Regenerating Dixie - Electric Energy and the Modern South

Traces the electrification of the US South from the 1880s to the 1970s. The book emphasizes that electricity was not solely the result of technological innovation or federal intervention. Instead, it was a multifaceted process that was influenced by environmental alterations, political machinations, business practices and social matters.

About the author

Casey P. Cater is an enrgy historian in Atlanta, Georgia.

Summary

Electrification as an Engine of Change in the Modern South

Product details

• Authors: Casey Cater, Casey P Cater, Casey P. Cater
• Publisher: University Of Pittsburgh Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2020
• EAN: 9780822945642
• ISBN: 978-0-8229-4564-2
• No. of pages: 272
• Dimensions: 160 mm x 226 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 522 g
• Series: Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ; History of the Urban Environment; History of the Urban Environment; Pittsburgh Hist Urban Environ
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous