A New Economic View of American History: From Colonial Times to 1940 (Second Edition)
by Atack, Jeremy; Passell, PeterEdition: 2nd
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 1994-05-17
Publisher(s): W. W. Norton & Company
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Summary
This book asks such questions as: did mercantilism cause the American Revolution?; was slavery profitable?; and what were the causes of the Great Depression?
Author Biography
Jeremy Atack is currently professor of economics at Vanderbilt University.
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. 0 |
| Introduction | p. 1 |
| The Colonial Economy | p. 15 |
| Mercantilism and the American Revolution | p. 28 |
| Economic Growth Before 1860 | p. 52 |
| Westward Expansion and the Transportation Revolution | p. 63 |
| Industrial Change Before the Civil War | p. 83 |
| Banks and Money Before the Civil War | p. 108 |
| Northern Agricultural Expansion Before the Civil War | p. 130 |
| Slavery and the Southern Economy | p. 154 |
| Slavery and Society | p. 187 |
| Economics and the Coming of the Civil War | p. 208 |
| The Economic Impact of the Civil War | p. 223 |
| The South After the Civil War | p. 240 |
| Economic Growth and Institutional Change After the Civil War | p. 266 |
| Government Intervention | p. 307 |
| Economic Distribution and Equity | p. 333 |
| The Great Depression | p. 362 |
| Epilogue | p. 400 |
| Index | p. 402 |
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