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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
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Authors and Contributors |
By (author) Richard Holcombe Kilbourne
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Series | Financial History |
Physical Properties |
Format:Hardback | Pages:208 | Dimensions(mm): Height 216,Width 140 |
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Category/Genre | Economic history |
ISBN/Barcode |
9781851968909
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Classifications | Dewey:332.0976209034 |
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Audience | Tertiary Education (US: College) | |
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Publishing Details |
Publisher |
Taylor & Francis Ltd
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Imprint |
Pickering & Chatto (Publishers) Ltd
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Publication Date |
1 September 2006 |
Publication Country |
United Kingdom
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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
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