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The value of a dollar : prices and incomes in the United States, 1860-2009 / by Scott Derks.

Author/creator Derks, Scott
Format Book and Print
Edition4th ed.
Publication InfoAmenia, N.Y. : Grey House Pub., ©2009.
Descriptionxix, 690 pages : illustrations ; 29 cm
Subject(s)
Cover title Value of a dollar, 1860-2009
Contents 1860-1899: the age of endeavor -- 1900-1919: the progressive era and World War I -- 1920-1939: Return to "Normalcy," the Great Depression, and Recovery -- 1940-1959: World War II, recovery and Cold War -- 1960-1979: the Vietnam and the global economy -- 1980-1999: From recession to the era of possibilities -- 2000-2009: 9/11. War on Terror, and the aftermath -- 1900-2007: Trends.
Abstract This fourth edition of The Value of a Dollar records the actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Civil War to the present, along with facts about investment options and income opportunities. --from publisher description.
General note"A universal reference book"--Cover.
General note"The Value of a Dollar includes the actual pricing of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Civil War to the present, along with facts about investment options and income opportunities"--Introd.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 677-678) and index.
ISBN9781592374038
ISBN1592374034

Available Items

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner Reference Stacks HB235.U6 D47 2009 ✔ Available