The Value of a Dollar: 1600-1865

Editor: Grey House Publishing
Publication Year: 2005
Publisher: Grey House Publishing

Price: Core Collection Only This title is available on our Core subscription collections and is not available for individual purchase.
ISBN: 978-1-59237-094-8
Category: Business, Finance & Economics - Economics
Image Count: 79
Book Status: Available
Table of Contents

The Value of a Dollar 1600-1865 is for both the user who simply wants to know what life was like for early Americans to the serious historical researcher. This fascinating survey will serve a wide range of research needs and will be useful in all high school, public and academic library reference collections.

This book is found in the following Credo Collections:

Introduction
Chapter 1 1600-1749: The Development of the Colonies
Historical Snapshots
Currency
Selected Incomes
Services & Fees
Financial Rates & Exchanges
Slave Trades
Commodities
Selected Prices
Miscellany
Chapter 2 1750-1774: The Run up to the War of American Independence
Historical Snapshots
Currency
Selected Incomes
Services & Fees
Financial Rates & Exchanges
Slave Trades
Commodities
Selected Prices
Miscellany
Chapter 3 1775-1799: The Revolution Births a Debt-Plagued Nation
Historical Snapshots
Currency
Selected Incomes
Services & Fees
Financial Rates & Exchanges
Slave Trades
Commodities
Selected Prices
Miscellany
Chapter 4 1800-1824: Another War, Manufacturing, Self-Sufficiency and Prosperity
Historical Snapshots
Currency
Selected Incomes
Services & Fees
Financial Rates & Exchanges
Slave Trades
Commodities
Selected Prices
Miscellany
Chapter 5 1825-1849: Western Expansion, Canal Transportation and American Confidence
Historical Snapshots
Currency
Selected Incomes
Services & Fees
Financial Rates & Exchanges
Commodities
Selected Prices
Miscellany
Chapter 6 1850-1865: Railroads, Slavery and a Nation at War with Itself
Historical Snapshots
Currency
Selected Incomes
Services & Fees
Financial Rates & Exchanges
Commodities
Selected Prices
Miscellany
Bibliography