Title:
An economic history of the United States : from 1607 to the present / Ronald E. Seavoy.
Author:
Seavoy, Ronald E., author.
Publication Information:
New York : Routledge, [2006]
Call Number:
HC103 .S42 2006
Abstract:
An Economic History of the United States is an accessible and informative survey designed for undergraduate courses on American economic history. The book spans from 1607 to the modern age and presents a documented history of how the American economy has propelled the nation into a position of world leadership. Noted economic historian Ronald E. Seavoy covers nearly 400 years of economic history, beginning with the commercialization of agriculture in the pre-colonial era, through the development of banks and industrialization in the nineteenth century, up to the globalization of the business economy in the present day.
Electronic Access:
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ISBN:
9780415979801
9780415979818
Physical Description:
ix, 357 pages : map ; 26 cm.
Contents:
English commercial revolution of the seventeenth century -- Agriculture in the southern colonies -- Agriculture in the northern colonies -- North Atlantic commercial empire -- Creating a nation -- Agrarian commerce -- Banks and railroads -- Free soil -- Civil War -- Creating the national market -- Agrarian discontent -- Accelerated industrialization -- Big business -- Consumer culture -- The global business economy.
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