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Sovereignty and an Empty Purse: Banks and Politics in the Civil War
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Publishing Details
Full Title:
Sovereignty and an Empty Purse: Banks and Politics in the Civil War
Contributors:
By (Author) Bray Hammond
Series:
Publisher:
Princeton University Press
Imprint:
Princeton University Press
Publication Date:
23rd September 2014
Country:
United States
Classifications
Readership:
Tertiary Education
Genre:
Fiction/Non-fiction:
Non Fiction
Main Subject:
Dewey:
332.10973
Physical Properties
Physical Format:
Paperback
Number of Pages:
412
Dimensions:
Width 152mm, Height 229mm
Weight:
567g
Description
A sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War, this book by Bray Hammond focuses on how Washington struggled financially to settle the Civil War and how its measures spurred the growth of federal government. Originally published in 1970. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print
Author Bio
Bray Hammond (1886-1968) was Assistant Secretary of the Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System from 1944 to 1950.
