The Greenback Era: A Social and Political History of American Finance 1865-1879

by Irwin Unger

Overview

The Greenback Era is not a financial history; rather, it is an attempt to locate the source of political power in the crucial Reconstruction years through a socio-economic study of American financial conflict during the years 1865 to 1879.

Originally published in 1964.

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Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780691649139
Publisher:	Princeton University Press
Publication date:	04/19/2016
Series:	Princeton Legacy Library , #2217
Pages:	478
Product dimensions:	5.20(w) x 8.10(h) x 1.50(d)

Table of Contents

• Frontmatter, pg. i
• CONTENTS, pg. vii
• ABBREVIATIONS, pg. ix
• INTRODUCTION, pg. 1
• I. THE ROOTS OF CONFLICT, pg. 13
• II. THE SOFT MONEY INTEREST, PART I, pg. 41
• III. THE SOFT MONEY INTEREST, PART II, pg. 68
• IV. THE HARD MONEY INTEREST, pg. 120
• V. EQUIPOISE, pg. 163
• VI. THE FARMER, pg. 195
• VII. PANIC AND INFLATION, pg. 213
• VIII. THE RESUMPTION ACT: PASSAGE AND TRIAL, pg. 249
• IX. THE ELECTION OF 1876, pg. 286
• X. SHERMAN AND SILVER, pg. 322
• XI. RESUMPTION ACCOMPLISHED, pg. 374
• APPENDICES, pg. 409
• BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 417
• INDEX, pg. 443