The Economy of Colonial America

by Edwin J. Perkins

Book Overview

The colonial era is especially appealing in regard to economic history because it represents a study in contrasts. The economy was exceptionally dynamic in terms of population growth and geographical expansion. No major famines, epidemics, or extended wars intervened to reverse, or even slow down appreciably, the tide of vigorous economic growth. Despite this broad expansion, however, the fundamental patterns of economic behavior remained fairly...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0231063393
• ISBN13: 9780231063395
• Release Date: June 1988
• Publisher: Columbia University Press
• Length: 177 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.2"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher