America's First Great Depression : Economic Crisis and Political Disorder after the Panic of 1837 /

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For a while, it seemed impossible to lose money on real estate. But then the bubble burst. The financial sector was paralyzed and the economy contracted. State and federal governments struggled to pay their domestic and foreign creditors. Washington was incapable of decisive action. The country seet...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Roberts, Alasdair (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, [2012]
Temas:
Depressions > 1836-1837.
Depressions > 1847.
Financial crises > History > 19th century > United States.
Financial crises > United States > History > 19th century.
General Economics.
Political Science & Political History.
U.S. History.
HISTORY / United States / 19th Century.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Introduction: Back to the Future
  • 1. Boom and Bust
  • 2. The States' Crisis
  • 3. The Federal Government's Crisis
  • 4. Law and Order
  • 5. The End of the Crisis
  • Conclusion: Freedom, Order, and Economic Crisis
  • Note on Method and Acknowledgments
  • Notes
  • Index

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