| Edition |
1st ed. |
| Description |
436, [21] p. : ill. ; 29 cm. |
| Note |
"A Universal Reference Book." |
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"[This is] the first edition of The Value of a Dollar, 1600-1865. This book both parallels and compliments its popular older brother The Value of a Dollar, 1860-2004"--P. [i]. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [437-442]) and index. |
| Contents |
1600-1749: The development of the colonies. -- 1750-1774: The run up to the War of American Independence. -- 1775-1799: The revolution births a debt-plagued nation. -- 1800-1824: Another war, manufacturing, self-sufficiency and prosperity. -- 1825-1849: Western expansion, canal transportation and American confidence. -- 1850-1865: Railroads, slavery and a nation at war with itself. |
| Subject |
Prices -- United States -- History.
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Wages -- United States -- History.
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Purchasing power -- United States -- History.
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Cost and standard of living -- United States -- History.
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| Added Author |
Derks, Scott.
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Smith, Tony.
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| ISBN |
1592370942 |
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9781592370948 |
| Standard No. |
9781592370948 |
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YDXCP 2266311 |
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