The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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... considered farmers and , in a few cases , ranchers as their obvious customers , while trappers , who used but did not settle on the land , were their enemies . Fur trappers would do all they could , including uniting with the Indians ...
... considered farmers and , in a few cases , ranchers as their obvious customers , while trappers , who used but did not settle on the land , were their enemies . Fur trappers would do all they could , including uniting with the Indians ...
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... considered themselves in the slave - trading business . To have called them slave traders would have been a grave insult , one that could lead to a duel . Paradoxically , the southern plantation owner , who used the ser- vices of slave ...
... considered themselves in the slave - trading business . To have called them slave traders would have been a grave insult , one that could lead to a duel . Paradoxically , the southern plantation owner , who used the ser- vices of slave ...
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... considered Florida vacations . There was not much to see in the state in the 1870s and 1880s , besides the sulfur springs and swamps . Then , too , Florida insects and other pests were famous for their size and ferocity , a situation ...
... considered Florida vacations . There was not much to see in the state in the 1870s and 1880s , besides the sulfur springs and swamps . Then , too , Florida insects and other pests were famous for their size and ferocity , a situation ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970 Robert Sobel Limited preview - 2000 |
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