Virginia and the Panic of 1819: The First Great Depression and the Commonwealth

by Clyde A Haulman

Overview

Argues that the Panic of 1819 was America's first experience with a modern boom-bust cycle, and most importantly, much more than a banking panic resulting from the mismanagement of the newly created second Bank of the United States and a number of state chartered banks.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781851969395
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	03/01/2008
Series:	Financial History , #6
Pages:	256
Product dimensions:	5.60(w) x 8.60(h) x 2.60(d)

Table of Contents

Introduction; Chapter 1 The Economic Origins of the Panic of 1819; Chapter 2 An Overview of the Panic of 1819; Chapter 3 Banking and Government Finance; Chapter 4 Agriculture, Exports and Land; Chapter 5 Business; Chapter 6 Poor Relief; Chapter 7 The Aftermath of the Panic;