First Published in 2005. This study looks at the economic history of the United States, taking in such areas as the developing population of America, the impact of the railroads and expansion of industry and Government from 1760 to 1940. It charts the progress, decline and stabilisation of the farming and agriculture industry; looks at banking and international trade tariffs and the onto the Depression and new 'American Way of Life'.
THE AMERICAN ECONOMY: A. J. YOUNGSON BROWN:
CONTENTS
Foreword by Dr. Keith A. H. Murray
{ensp}1. The Peopling of America 11–22
{ensp}2. 1790 to 1860 23–47
{ensp}3. Peopling and Selling the West 48–57
{ensp}4. The Railroads 58–75
{ensp}5. The Development of Industry 76–90
{ensp}6. Trusts and Government 91–103
{ensp}7. Agriculture; its Progress, Decline and Stabilisation 104–120
{ensp}8. Banking Investment and Speculation 121–132
{ensp}9. International Trade and Tariff Policy 133–144
10. Life and Labour 145–163
11. Depression and New Deal 164-182
12. The American Way of Life: Ideal and Reality 183–193
Appendix A: Graphs of population, income, steel production, export trade 194–196
Appendix B: Authors quoted 197–202
Bibliography 204–205
Index 207–208
Biography
Youngson Brown, A.J.
