The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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... London . Croghan could explain this to the board , after settling his own and Wharton's ac- counts . Croghan arrived in London in February 1764 , barely surviving a blustery and near - disastrous crossing . After settling down he ...
... London . Croghan could explain this to the board , after settling his own and Wharton's ac- counts . Croghan arrived in London in February 1764 , barely surviving a blustery and near - disastrous crossing . After settling down he ...
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... London , 1885 . Bagehot , Walter . Lombard Street . London , 1873 . Bailey , Kenneth P. The Ohio Company of Virginia and the Westward Movement , 1748-1792 . Glendale , Calif . , 1939 . Bond , Beverley W. The Foundations of Ohio . Vol ...
... London , 1885 . Bagehot , Walter . Lombard Street . London , 1873 . Bailey , Kenneth P. The Ohio Company of Virginia and the Westward Movement , 1748-1792 . Glendale , Calif . , 1939 . Bond , Beverley W. The Foundations of Ohio . Vol ...
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... London Stock Exchange : Its History and Functions , London , 1962 . Namier , Lewis . England in the Age of the American Revolution . London , 1963 . The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III . 2 vols . London , 1929 ...
... London Stock Exchange : Its History and Functions , London , 1962 . Namier , Lewis . England in the Age of the American Revolution . London , 1963 . The Structure of Politics at the Accession of George III . 2 vols . London , 1929 ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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