The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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... hand could be sold for well over $ 1,200 . Profits were lower than Meek thought fair , since there were few slaves to be purchased at lower than the market price . Logan was a well - to - do lawyer , in partnership with a C. Haynes ...
... hand could be sold for well over $ 1,200 . Profits were lower than Meek thought fair , since there were few slaves to be purchased at lower than the market price . Logan was a well - to - do lawyer , in partnership with a C. Haynes ...
Page 142
... Hand - Book of Wyoming and Guide to the Black Hills and the Big Horn Regions for Citizen , Emigrant and Tourist in 1877. The work captured Gould's attention , and Strahorn wrote a second one , To the Rockies and Beyond , or a Summer on ...
... Hand - Book of Wyoming and Guide to the Black Hills and the Big Horn Regions for Citizen , Emigrant and Tourist in 1877. The work captured Gould's attention , and Strahorn wrote a second one , To the Rockies and Beyond , or a Summer on ...
Page 304
... Hand . Admitting that the government hadn't proved Alcoa guilty of any illegal activity , or of intent to monopolize , Hand stated that " we disregard any question of ' intent . ' the whole issue is irrelevant anyway , for it is no ...
... Hand . Admitting that the government hadn't proved Alcoa guilty of any illegal activity , or of intent to monopolize , Hand stated that " we disregard any question of ' intent . ' the whole issue is irrelevant anyway , for it is no ...
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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