A History of the U.S.A.Macmillan, 1974 - 730 pages |
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Page 154
... fact than the general decline in the level of prices . Between 1870 and 1900 farm prices fell by some 37 % but freight rates dropped by 70 % overall , and by 59 % west of Missouri , in the years 1880-1900 . ( Ocean freight rates also ...
... fact than the general decline in the level of prices . Between 1870 and 1900 farm prices fell by some 37 % but freight rates dropped by 70 % overall , and by 59 % west of Missouri , in the years 1880-1900 . ( Ocean freight rates also ...
Page 332
... fact in virtually every skilled and unskilled occupation . Professor Stampp goes on to argue that slavery was at times highly profitable in the narrow economic sense , for instance during the early 1830s , the late forties and the ...
... fact in virtually every skilled and unskilled occupation . Professor Stampp goes on to argue that slavery was at times highly profitable in the narrow economic sense , for instance during the early 1830s , the late forties and the ...
Page 333
... fact staple production ultimately recovered and passed pre - war levels after 1865 , without this system , and although Southern agri- culture did not generally flourish after the war , a fact which apologists for slavery noted with ...
... fact staple production ultimately recovered and passed pre - war levels after 1865 , without this system , and although Southern agri- culture did not generally flourish after the war , a fact which apologists for slavery noted with ...
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The Colonial Legacy | 3 |
The Advance of Democracy | 39 |
The Civil War and Reconstruction | 114 |
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