The Economy of Colonial America

by Edwin J. Perkins

Book Overview

This popular study, lauded by professors and scholars alike, has been diligently revised to reflect the tremendous amount of new research conducted during the last decade, and now includes a totally new chapter on women in the economy. Presenting a great deal of up-to-date information in a concise and lively style, the book surveys the main aspects of the colonial economy: population and economic expansion; the six main occupational groups (family...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231049587
• ISBN13: 9780231049580
• Release Date: January 1980
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.50 lbs.