The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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... York was still the largest state , with a population of 3.9 million , but the number of cattle had declined , to 850,000 head . Texas , with a population of only 604,000 in 1860 , had over 2.9 million head of cattle that year , leading ...
... York was still the largest state , with a population of 3.9 million , but the number of cattle had declined , to 850,000 head . Texas , with a population of only 604,000 in 1860 , had over 2.9 million head of cattle that year , leading ...
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The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970 Robert Sobel. York , twice that of prewar days . A mature steer fetched over $ 85 in Massachusetts in 1866 and almost $ 70 in New York . The price in Galveston for a similar animal was ...
The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970 Robert Sobel. York , twice that of prewar days . A mature steer fetched over $ 85 in Massachusetts in 1866 and almost $ 70 in New York . The price in Galveston for a similar animal was ...
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... York's Curb Market was far behind , as were other secondary securities exchanges . Texans were known even then for tall tales and tongue - in - cheek exaggerations , but none of this was necessary in east Texas in 1901 . A St. Louis ...
... York's Curb Market was far behind , as were other secondary securities exchanges . Texans were known even then for tall tales and tongue - in - cheek exaggerations , but none of this was necessary in east Texas in 1901 . A St. Louis ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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