ABSTRACT

First Published in 2005. This is Volume two of a series on the Economic History of the USA. This book provides a summary of the phases of economic growth. It presents in succinct form and in the most common organization the essential facts about the economic development of the American people. While prepared as a summary or digest of the subject, suitable for study and review in conjunction with any standard text, the book has a unity and an organization which permit its independent use.

part one|93 pages

Growth and Crisis of the Sectional Struggle 1783–1861

chapter I|11 pages

Emergence of a Nation

chapter II|18 pages

The Westward Movement and Agriculture

chapter III|12 pages

Industry and Labour

chapter IV|12 pages

Internal Improvements

chapter V|20 pages

Trade and Finance

chapter VI|18 pages

The Crisis: Civil War

part two|112 pages

Emergence of American Capitalism 1861–1917

chapter VII|22 pages

Industry and Combination

chapter VIII|17 pages

The Westward Movement and Agriculture

chapter IX|18 pages

Agrarian Unrest and Labour

chapter X|13 pages

Immigration and Transportation

chapter XI|23 pages

Trade and Finance

chapter XII|17 pages

Social Criticism and Reform

part III|57 pages

America and the World Economy since 1917

chapter XIII|20 pages

War and Prosperity

chapter XIV|26 pages

Slump and New Deal

chapter XV|9 pages

Epilogue

America and World Power