America's first Great Depression : economic crisis and political disorder after the Panic of 1837 / Alasdair Roberts
- Author
- Roberts, Alasdair (Alasdair Scott)
- Published
- Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, 2012.
- Physical Description
- 1 online resource
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- Language Note
- English.
- Contents
- Boom and bust -- The states' crisis -- The federal government's crisis -- Law and order -- The end of the crisis.
- Summary
- This title is a history of American financial policy in the 1830's and 1840's. Alasdair Roberts's contention that international financial considerations shaped US policy making is well sustained and the argument is documented with a wealth of evidence.
- Subject(s)
- To 1899
- Depressions—1836-1837
- Depressions—1847
- Financial crises—United States—History—19th century
- HISTORY—United States—19th Century
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS—Economics—General
- BUSINESS & ECONOMICS—Reference
- Depressions
- Economic history
- Financial crises
- Politics and government
- United States—Economic conditions—To 1865
- United States—Politics and government—1815-1861
- États-Unis—Conditions économiques—Jusqu'à 1865
- États-Unis—Politique et gouvernement—1815-1861
- United States
- Genre(s)
- ISBN
- 9780801450334 alk. paper
9780801464676 ebook
0801464676
9780801464201 (electronic bk.)
080146420X (electronic bk.)
0801450330 (alk. paper) - Digital File Characteristics
- PDF
text file - Bibliography Note
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
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