The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970 Robert Sobel. The search for speculation and investment in the colonies , though not as intense as that in England , did exist . Almost all American laborers were engaged in work either ...
The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970 Robert Sobel. The search for speculation and investment in the colonies , though not as intense as that in England , did exist . Almost all American laborers were engaged in work either ...
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... speculation , and dashed cold water to quell the speculative fever . Together with the Maysville veto and the failure to recharter the Bank of the United States , it also served to dampen foreign enthusiasm for American bonds and stocks ...
... speculation , and dashed cold water to quell the speculative fever . Together with the Maysville veto and the failure to recharter the Bank of the United States , it also served to dampen foreign enthusiasm for American bonds and stocks ...
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... speculative vehicle . George Washington , who believed in land speculation , probably would have felt vindicated by the canal experience . Land he thought worthless in 1784 , when he visited the Great Kanawha for the last time , was ...
... speculative vehicle . George Washington , who believed in land speculation , probably would have felt vindicated by the canal experience . Land he thought worthless in 1784 , when he visited the Great Kanawha for the last time , was ...
Contents
A Great National Project | 33 |
Speculation in Slaves | 69 |
The Comstock Lode | 99 |
Copyright | |
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