Sovereignty and an Empty Purse: Banks and Politics in the Civil War

by Bray Hammond

Book Overview

A sequel to his Pulitzer Prize-winning Banks and Politics in America from the Revolution to the Civil War, this book by Bray Hammond focuses on how Washington struggled financially to settle the Civil War and how its measures spurred the growth of federal government.

Originally published in 1970.

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• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 069163372X
• ISBN13: 9780691633725
• Release Date: April 2016
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 412 Pages
• Weight: 1.66 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.1" x 9.2"