Gold and freedom : the political economy of Reconstruction /

This book argues that Northern disputes over public debt, greenbacks and tariffs, as well as national economic consequences of the Civil War, undermined Reconstruction as much as Southern race relations and constitutional issues.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barreyre, Nicolas, 1975- (Author)
Other Authors: Goldhammer, Arthur (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Charlottesville : University of Virginia Press, [2015]
Series:Nation divided.
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Description
Summary:This book argues that Northern disputes over public debt, greenbacks and tariffs, as well as national economic consequences of the Civil War, undermined Reconstruction as much as Southern race relations and constitutional issues.
Item Description:"This book was first published in French by the Éditions de l'EHESS" -- Acknowledgements.
Physical Description:x, 319 pages ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780813937496
0813937493