The value of a dollar : colonial era to the Civil War, 1600-1865 / Scott Derks and Tony Smith

Author: Derks, Scott
Published: Millerton, N.Y. : Grey House Pub., 2005.
Edition: 1st ed.
Physical Description: 436 pages, 21 unnumbered pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Additional Creators: Derks, Scott and Smith, Tony, 1969-

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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(s)

Prices—United States—History
Wages—United States—History
Purchasing power—United States—History
Cost and standard of living—United States—History

ISBN

1592370942
9781592370948

Note

"A Universal Reference Book."
"[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 Note

Includes bibliographical references (pages [437-442]) and index.

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