Second Thoughts: Myths and Morals of U.S. Economic History

by Mark Thomas, Barry Eichengreen, Robert A. Margo, et al.

Book Overview

This book examines the past as a way of preparing for the future. McCloskey has brought together leading economic historians who show that commonly accepted perceptions of our economic past can be wrong and, therefore, misleading. The contributors (including Robert Higgs, Julian and Rita Simon, Elyce Rotella, Terry Anderson, Barry Eichengreen, Price Fishback, Susan Phillips and J. Richard Zecher) address a wide range of issues: Teapot Dome scandal,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195066332
• ISBN13: 9780195066333
• Release Date: March 1993
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 224 Pages
• Weight: 1.00 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.4" x 9.6"

Customer Reviews

Superb Collection of Eloquent Essays

This collection of short essays packs astonishing punch per page. Nearly every paragraph bursts with revealing insights and germane facts. This book is one of the quickest routes by which the open-minded, but uninformed, person can become well-informed about the state of the world.