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Before the war, such an undertaking as making engines for a great steamer, in the South, was scarcely dreamed of.
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Whitelaw Reid
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gutenberg.orgWhitelaw Reid: “Before the war, such an undertaking as making engines for a great steamer, in the South, was scarcely dreamed of.”
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Reid notes the significant changes in Southern industry that emerged after the Civil War.
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