Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter 1
2. Preface 5
3. Contents 7
4. I. Origin of the Conception of Connecting Virginia with the West 9
5. II. The James River Company as a Private Corporation, 1785–1820 21
6. III. The Second James River Company; or the James River Company as a State Enterprise, 1820–1835 48
7. IV. The Incorporation and Organization of the James River and Kanawha Company, 1832–1835 92
8. V. The Completion of the James River and Kanawha Canal to Buchanan, 1835–1851 123
9. VI. The James River and Kanawha Company at the Height of its Activities, 1850–1860 163
10. 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 205
11. VIII. Closing Days of the Canal; its Sale and Abandonment, 1875–1880 226
12. Bibliography 241
13. Index 247