An economic history of the United States : from 1607 to the present
Ronald E. Seavoy (Author)
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
ix, 357 pages : map ; 26 cm
9780415979801, 9780415979818, 0415979803, 0415979811
64427500
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