| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
436, [21] pages : illustrations ; 29 cm |
| Note |
"A Universal Reference Book." |
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"[This is] the first edition of The Value of a Dollar, 1600-1865. This book both parallels and compliments its popular older brother The Value of a Dollar, 1860-2004"--Page [i]. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (437-442) and index. |
| Contents |
1600-1749: The development of the colonies -- 1750-1774: The run up to the War of American Independence -- 1775-1799: The revolution births a debt-plagued nation -- 1800-1824: Another war, manufacturing, self-sufficiency and prosperity -- 1825-1849: Western expansion, canal transportation and American confidence -- 1850-1865: Railroads, slavery and a nation at war with itself. |
| Summary |
"Following the format of the widely acclaimed, The Value of a Dollar, The Value of a Dollar 1600- 1865, The Colonial Era to The Civil War records the actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased, from the Colonial Era to the Civil War. Our editorial department was flooded with requests from users of our Value of a Dollar for the same type of information, just from an earlier time period. This volume was created to fill that important need"--Publisher website (September 2009). |
| Subject |
Prices -- United States -- History.
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Wages -- United States -- History.
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Purchasing power -- United States -- History.
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Cost and standard of living -- United States -- History.
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Cost and standard of living. (OCoLC)fst00880673
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Prices. (OCoLC)fst01076207
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Purchasing power. (OCoLC)fst01084291
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Wages. (OCoLC)fst01169492
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United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
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US-Dollar (DE-588)4012671-7
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Kaufkraft (DE-588)4163495-0
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| Chronological Term |
Geschichte 1600-1865
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| Genre/Form |
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
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Reference sources.
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| Added Author |
Smith, Tony, author.
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| ISBN |
1592370942 |
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9781592370948 |
| Standard No. |
99811706144 |
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9781592370948 |
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