Edition |
1st ed. |
Description |
410 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm |
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text txt rdacontent |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Contents |
The colonial economy -- Mercantilism and the American revolution -- Economic growth before 1860 -- Westward expansion and the transportation revolution -- Industrial change before the civil war -- Banks and money before the civil war -- Northern agriculture expansion before the civil war -- Slavery and the southern economy -- Slavery and society -- Economics and the coming of the Civil War -- The economic impact of the Civil War -- The south after the civil war -- Economic growth and institutioal change after the Civil War -- Government intervention -- Economic distribution and equity -- The great depression. |
Summary |
Includes sections on the colonial economy, slavery and the southern economy, economics of the civil war, the great depression. |
Subject |
United States -- Economic conditions.
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Economic history. (OCoLC)fst00901974
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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Added Author |
Passell, Peter, author.
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ISBN |
0393950670 |
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9780393950670 |
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0393012255 |
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9780393012255 |
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