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Title: The Civil War in American Economic History
Citation Type: Book, Section
Publication Year: 2018
ISBN: 9780190937072
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Abstract: The Civil War was the deadliest war in American History. It is widely regarded by historians as a pivotal turning point in the history of the United States. Economic historians have been reluctant to join the debates over the causes and impact of the war. “Except for those with an interest in the economics of war,” wrote Ross Robertson in his 1955 textbook, A History of the American Economy, the four years of conflict [1861-1865] has had little attraction for the economic historians.” His textbook presents an analysis of the development of the American economy that stops at 1860 and then picks up the story in 1865 with the comment that “persistent, fundamental forces were at work to forge the economic system and not even the catastrophe of internecine strife could greatly affect the outcome” (Robertson 1955, 245-247).
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Authors: Ransom, Roger, L
Editors: Cain, Louis, P; Fishback, Price, V; Rhode, Paul, W
Pages: 371-390
Volume Title: The Oxford Handbook of American Economic History
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Publisher Location: Oxford, England, UK
Volume: 2
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Data Collections: IPUMS USA
Topics: Fertility and Mortality, Other
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