The value of a dollar [electronic resource] : prices and incomes in the United States, 1860-2014 / by Scott Derks.

Author
Derks, Scott [Browse]
Format
Book
Language
English
Εdition
5th ed.
Published/​Created
Amenia N.Y. : Grey House Publishing, 2014.
Description
1 online resource : illustrations

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Subject(s)
Series
Gale virtual reference library [More in this series]
Summary note
Records the actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Civil War to the present, along with facts about investment options and income opportunities.
Bibliographic references
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Source of description
Print version record.
Contents
  • 1860-1899 : the age of endeavor
  • 1900-1919 : the progressive era and World War I
  • 1920-1939 : return to "normalcy," the Great Depression, and recovery
  • 1940-1959 : World War II, recovery, and the Cold War
  • 1960-1979 : the Vietnam War and the global economy
  • 1980-1999 : from recession to the era of possibilities
  • 2000-2009 : 9/11, the War on Terror, and the aftermath
  • 2010-2014 : new beginnings
  • 1910-2012 : trends.
ISBN
  • 1619252929 ((electronic bk.))
  • 9781619252929 ((electronic bk.))
  • 9781619252547 (e-book)
  • 1619252546 (e-book)
OCLC
878963349
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