The Money Manias: The Eras of Great Speculation in America, 1770-1970Weybright and Talley, 1974 - 397 pages |
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... wrote to Johnson , criticizing him for exceeding his authority , and questioning Croghan's 200,000 - acre grant . He observed that some of the land obtained at Fort Stanwix properly belonged to southern tribes , which might revolt if ...
... wrote to Johnson , criticizing him for exceeding his authority , and questioning Croghan's 200,000 - acre grant . He observed that some of the land obtained at Fort Stanwix properly belonged to southern tribes , which might revolt if ...
Page 142
... wrote The 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 ...
... wrote The 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 ...
Page 147
... wrote of his preference for " anarchy plus the police constable , " he might have been thinking of the range and the cattle towns of the West . Romance and the philosophical justification offered by Social Darwinism , added to visions ...
... wrote of his preference for " anarchy plus the police constable , " he might have been thinking of the range and the cattle towns of the West . Romance and the philosophical justification offered by Social Darwinism , added to visions ...
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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