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Gold and freedom : the political economy of Reconstruction / Nicolas Barreyre ; translated by Arthur Goldhammer.

Author/creator Barreyre, Nicolas, 1975-
Other author/creatorAmerican Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2015.
Descriptionx, 319 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Supplemental Content Full text available from ACLS Humanities E-Book
Subject(s)
Uniform titleOr et la liberté. English
Contents Note on statistical and geographic analysis -- Part I. Sectionalism -- Sectionalism : the view from the Midwest -- Gold and paper : how money became sectional -- Economic policy and spatial justice : taxation and the tariff -- Part II. Reconstruction -- Closing the books on the war : republicanism, civil rights, finance -- For the good of the country and the party -- The Republican retreat to the North -- Epilogue: On space in politics.
Scope and content "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"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (pages 275-308) and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2015019358
ISBN9780813937496 (cloth : acid-free paper)

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