Forty Years of American Finance, A Short Financial History of the Government and People of the United States Since Civil War 1865-1907

Forty Years of American Finance, A Short Financial History of the Government and People of the United States Since Civil War 1865-1907
by Alexander Dana Noyes

Book Description: G.P. Putnam's Sons, New York, 1909. Hardcover. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Hardcover, Olive-Green cloth boards with gilt title to cover and spine, published 1909, Being the Second and Extended Edition of "Thirty Years of American Finance," which was originally published in 1898. Indexed, 418 pp.,

Book Condition: Very Good, covers lightly soiled and lightly rubbed, some light blemishes, corners bumped, light shelfwear, dampstain to top of pages - affects most of the book (see photo of title page), spine slightly cocked (about 1/16"), some light foxing, pages tanned, spine faded, top dust dulled and dampstained, unmarked, no dust jacket.

Contents: I. The Inflation Period, II. The Struggle for Resumption, III. Resumption of Specie Payments, IV. The Silver Problem, V. The Surplus Revenue of 1888, VI. The Two Laws of 1890, VII. The Expulsion of Gold, VIII. The Panic of 1893, IX. The Government Loans and the Tariff of 1894, X. The Bond Syndicate Operation, XI. The "Industrial Boom," XII. The Speculative Mania of 1901, XIII. World-wide Rise in Prices, XIV. Social and Political Results, XV. The Panic of 1907, Index. -- end. 418 pp. Excellent narrative on the American Economy from 1865-1907. Highly Collectible.

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