An Economic History of the United States is an accessible and informative survey designed for undergraduate courses on American economic history. The book spans from 1607 to the modern age and presents a documented history of how the American economy has propelled the nation into a position of world leadership. Noted economic historian Ronald E. Seavoy covers nearly 400 years of economic history, beginning with the commercialization of agriculture in the pre-colonial era, through the development of banks and industrialization in the nineteenth century, up to the globalization of the business economy in the present day.
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"With crisp prose and handy headers, An Economic History of the United States not only renders the complex simple to understand, but is a captivating read—no small feat for a survey half the length of the heavy textbook tomes on the market. It will prove an asset to college students and advanced scholars alike."
—Jonathan J. Bean, Professor of History, Southern Illinois
"Nothing like Seavoy’s work has been produced for several decades. Anyone interested in how and why the U.S. economy was propelled to world leadership in a short time will find this work of value."
—David O. Whitten, Professor of Economics, Auburn University
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Ronald E. Seavoy is Professor Emeritus of History at Bowling Green State University in Bowling Green, Ohio. He is the author of The Origins and Growth of the Global Economy, Subsistence and Economic Development, The American Peasantry, Famine in Peasant Societies, Famine in East Africa, and The Origins of the American Business Corporation, 1784-1855.
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This review is from: An Economic History of the United States: From 1607 to the Present (Paperback)
Although it takes about 20 pages to get used to the author's writing style, the information contained within the text is valuable.... He presents a unique perspective regarding the United States' rapid economic growth, with great coverage on subjects such as the original Republican Party, the social values of the different immigrant groups, insightful commentary on the policies of Hamilton, Jackson.... Overall, a very interesting book that covers the subject well.
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Tedious, uses lots of undefined old terminology, and jumps around chronologically, however, full of information and worth the read
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commercial labor norms, subsistence labor norms, commercializing policies, yeomen cultivators, lifetime leaseholders, motivated cultivators, assured food surplus, free banking statute, colonial governing elites, trunkline railroads, central generating facilities, tobacco warehouse receipts, banknote currency, principal industrial nations, trunkline systems, unallocated land, national public domain, common market nations, banknote credit, subsistence credit, giant manufacturing corporations, earning money incomes, sharecrop tenants, slave labor states, planter adventurers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, New England, Supreme Court, Standard Oil, North America, General Motors, General Electric, Erie Canal, South Carolina, New Jersey, New Orleans, Illinois Central, World War, Van Buren, Ohio River, Mississippi River, Chicago Edison, Royal Navy, Southern Alliance, New Deal, Great Depression, Niagara Falls, Rhode Island, Chesapeake Bay New!
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commercial labor norms, subsistence labor norms, commercializing policies, yeomen cultivators, lifetime leaseholders, motivated cultivators, assured food surplus, free banking statute, colonial governing elites, trunkline railroads, central generating facilities, tobacco warehouse receipts, banknote currency, principal industrial nations, trunkline systems, unallocated land, national public domain, common market nations, banknote credit, subsistence credit, giant manufacturing corporations, earning money incomes, sharecrop tenants, slave labor states, planter adventurers Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
United States, New York, New England, Supreme Court, Standard Oil, North America, General Motors, General Electric, Erie Canal, South Carolina, New Jersey, New Orleans, Illinois Central, World War, Van Buren, Ohio River, Mississippi River, Chicago Edison, Royal Navy, Southern Alliance, New Deal, Great Depression, Niagara Falls, Rhode Island, Chesapeake Bay New!
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