America's first Great Depression : economic crisis and political disorder after the Panic of 1837 /

Roberts, Alasdair

America's first Great Depression : economic crisis and political disorder after the Panic of 1837 / Alasdair Roberts. - Ithaca, NY : Cornell University Press, (c)2012. - 1 online resource

Includes bibliographies and index.

Boom and bust -- The states' crisis -- The federal government's crisis -- Law and order -- The end of the crisis.

This title is a history of American financial policy in the 1830's and 1840's. Alasdair Roberts's contention that international financial considerations shaped US policy making is well sustained and the argument is documented with a wealth of evidence.



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Depressions--1836-1837.
Depressions--1847.
Financial crises--History--United States--19th century.


Electronic Books.

HB3717 1837 / .A447 2012