Derks, Scott, <br/><br/>
The value of a dollar :  prices and incomes in the United States, 1860-2009 / 
by Scott Derks. 
 - forth edition. 
 - Amenia, New York :  Grey House Pub.,  (c)2009. 
 - xix, 690 pages :  illustrations ;  29 cm. 
<br/><br/> "A universal reference book"--Cover.  "The Value of a Dollar includes the actual pricing of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Civil War to the present, along with facts about investment options and income opportunities"--Introd. 
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<br/><br/>1860-1899: the age of endeavor --  1900-1919: the progressive era and World War I --  1920-1939: Return to "Normalcy," the Great Depression, and Recovery --  1940-1959: World War II, recovery and Cold War --  1960-1979: the Vietnam and the global economy --  1980-1999: From recession to the era of possibilities --  2000-2009: 9/11. War on Terror, and the aftermath --  1900-2007: Trends. 
<br/><br/> This fourth edition of The Value of a Dollar records the actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Civil War to the present, along with facts about investment options and income opportunities. --from publisher description. 
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<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9781592374038 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Cost and standard of living--History.--United States<br/>Prices--History.--United States<br/>Purchasing power--History.--United States<br/>Wages--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>HB235  / .V358 2009 HB235