The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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... economic laws . " Texas comprehends a large extent of territory , " noted a leading antislavery society in 1840. " It possesses in the judgement of practical men an unrivalled soil for the growth of the very finest kinds of cotton ...
... economic laws . " Texas comprehends a large extent of territory , " noted a leading antislavery society in 1840. " It possesses in the judgement of practical men an unrivalled soil for the growth of the very finest kinds of cotton ...
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... economics of the matter and not other factors that went into making the plantation system what it was . Let us assume , for the sake of argument , that ... economic grounds , and in claiming slavery to be an Speculation in Slaves 75.
... economics of the matter and not other factors that went into making the plantation system what it was . Let us assume , for the sake of argument , that ... economic grounds , and in claiming slavery to be an Speculation in Slaves 75.
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... Economy , 1820-1861 . Athens , Ohio , 1969 . Severence , Frank H. , ed . The Holland Land Company and the Erie Canal . Buffalo , 1910 . Smith , Walter B. Economic Aspects of the Second Bank of the United States . Cambridge , Mass ...
... Economy , 1820-1861 . Athens , Ohio , 1969 . Severence , Frank H. , ed . The Holland Land Company and the Erie Canal . Buffalo , 1910 . Smith , Walter B. Economic Aspects of the Second Bank of the United States . Cambridge , Mass ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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