Sovereignty and an Empty Purse
Banks and Politics in the Civil War
Seiten
2014
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-60468-8 (ISBN)
Princeton University Press (Verlag)
978-0-691-60468-8 (ISBN)
A sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War, this book by Bray Hammond focuses on how Washington struggled financially to settle the Civil War and how its measures spurred the growth of federal government. Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print
A sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War, this book by Bray Hammond focuses on how Washington struggled financially to settle the Civil War and how its measures spurred the growth of federal government. Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
A sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War, this book by Bray Hammond focuses on how Washington struggled financially to settle the Civil War and how its measures spurred the growth of federal government. Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to again make available previously out-of-print books from the distinguished backlist of Princeton University Press. These editions preserve the original texts of these important books while presenting them in durable paperback and hardcover editions. The goal of the Princeton Legacy Library is to vastly increase access to the rich scholarly heritage found in the thousands of books published by Princeton University Press since its founding in 1905.
Bray Hammond (1886-1968) was Assistant Secretary of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 1944 to 1950.
*FrontMatter, pg. i*PREFACE, pg. v*CONTENTS, pg. vii*1. A STUNTED GOVERNMENT, pg. 1*2. SUMTER, BULL RUN, AND THE SPECIAL SESSION, APRIL TO AUGUST 1861, pg. 35*3. SECRETARY CHASE AND THE BANKERS, pg. 71*4. AUGUST TO DECEMBER 1861, pg. 107*5. THE DECEMBER COLLAPSE, pg. 129*6. MAKING PAPER A LEGAL TENDER, pg. 165*7. ADOPTION OF THE LEGAL TENDER ACT, pg. 209*8. NORTH AND SOUTH, pg. 237*9. THE REVENUE BILL, HR 312, pg. 261*10. WAYS AND MEANS VERSUS THE ADMINISTRATION, pg. 283*11. THE ADMINISTRATION BILL ENACTED, pg. 319*12. CONCLUSION, pg. 353*NOTES, pg. 365*WORKS CITED, pg. 379*INDEX, pg. 387
| Erscheint lt. Verlag | 14.7.2014 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Princeton Legacy Library |
| Verlagsort | New Jersey |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 567 g |
| Themenwelt | Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Beruf / Finanzen / Recht / Wirtschaft ► Wirtschaft |
| Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Wirtschaftsgeschichte | |
| Wirtschaft ► Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Finanzierung | |
| Betriebswirtschaft / Management ► Spezielle Betriebswirtschaftslehre ► Bankbetriebslehre | |
| Wirtschaft ► Volkswirtschaftslehre ► Makroökonomie | |
| ISBN-10 | 0-691-60468-1 / 0691604681 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-0-691-60468-8 / 9780691604688 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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