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.