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A House Dividing: Economic Development in Pennsylvania and Virginia Before the Civil War (Studies in Economic History and Policy)
A House Dividing Economic Development in Pennsylvania and Virginia Before the Civil War - Studies in Economic History and Policy
Author: John Majewski
Professor Majewski compares Virginia and Pennsylvania to explain how slavery undermined the development of the southern economy. In the beginning of the nineteenth century, residents in each state financed transportation improvements to raise land values and spur commercial growth. However, by the 1830s, Philadelphia capitalists began financing...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780521025362
ISBN-10: 0521025362
Publication Date: 3/30/2006
Pages: 234
Edition: 1
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Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Book Type: Paperback
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