The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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Page 81
... sold to Florida , too , while some of the border states , finding themselves with surpluses and unable to resist rising prices , entered the business . Some 265,000 slaves were sold in interstate traffic in the 1830s , the peak for such ...
... sold to Florida , too , while some of the border states , finding themselves with surpluses and unable to resist rising prices , entered the business . Some 265,000 slaves were sold in interstate traffic in the 1830s , the peak for such ...
Page 82
... sold some of his slaves . In disposing of part of his mother's estate in 1815 , Richard Willing Byrd sold more than one hundred of her slaves at auction . Bushrod Washington , nephew of the first President and a Supreme Court justice , sold ...
... sold some of his slaves . In disposing of part of his mother's estate in 1815 , Richard Willing Byrd sold more than one hundred of her slaves at auction . Bushrod Washington , nephew of the first President and a Supreme Court justice , sold ...
Page 105
... sold their holdings early in the game , and at the time thought they had bilked the buyers . Penrod received $ 3,000 for his shares . He took the money and left Washoe for richer diggings , which he never found . Comstock sold out for ...
... sold their holdings early in the game , and at the time thought they had bilked the buyers . Penrod received $ 3,000 for his shares . He took the money and left Washoe for richer diggings , which he never found . Comstock sold out for ...
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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