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Speculation nation : land mania in the revolutionary American republic /

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"This book chronicles the "mania" for land speculation that swept the new United States, as the nation's elite founders rushed to profit off Native American dispossession. A story of statecraft, capitalism, ambition, and corruption, it offers a new account of the consequences of...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Blaakman, Michael A. (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania : University of Pennsylvania Press, [2023]
Series:Early American studies.
Subjects:
Land speculation > United States > History > 18th century.
Land tenure > Political aspects > United States > History > 18th century.
Indian land transfers > United States > History > 18th century.
United States > History > Revolution, 1775-1783.
United States > History > 1783-1815.
Peuples autochtones > Terres > États-Unis > Histoire > 18e siècle.
États-Unis > Histoire > 1775-1783 (Révolution)
États-Unis > Histoire > 1783-1815.
Indian land transfers
Land speculation
Land tenure > Political aspects
United States
1700-1815
History
Informational works.
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Summary:"This book chronicles the "mania" for land speculation that swept the new United States, as the nation's elite founders rushed to profit off Native American dispossession. A story of statecraft, capitalism, ambition, and corruption, it offers a new account of the consequences of U.S. independence, revealing how the American Revolution produced a republican "empire of liberty" with financial speculation at its core"--
Physical Description:viii, 414 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781512824483
1512824488