Slave Agriculture and Financial Markets in Antebellum America: The Bank of the United States in Mississippi, 1831-1852

Hardback

Main Details

Title Slave Agriculture and Financial Markets in Antebellum America: The Bank of the United States in Mississippi, 1831-1852
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Richard Holcombe Kilbourne
SeriesFinancial History
Physical Properties
Format:Hardback
Pages:208
Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140
Category/GenreEconomic history
ISBN/Barcode 9781851968909
ClassificationsDewey:332.0976209034
Audience
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Publishing Details

Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
Publication Date 1 September 2006
Publication Country United Kingdom

Description

Offers the study of Antebellum southern slavery and the credit system. This work explains how the Bank of the United States supported the government's and the nation's credit abroad by providing seemingly limitless credit facilities to southern planters, especially in the territories along the lower Mississippi River.

Reviews

'a very important study that no student ... can afford to ignore.' Business History Review 'a nuanced qualitative history of credit relations in the antebellum South.' Journal of American Studies 'Kilbourne provides new insights for understanding microfinance in the antebellum period. In particular, [his] analysis of problems encountered in liquidating assets of the failed United States Bank provides important insights into the financing of the slaved-based economy. Summing Up: Recommended.' CHOICE