Richardson, Heather C.

Greatest Nation of the Earth : Republican Economic Policies During the Civil War. - 1st ed. - 1 online resource (352 pages)

Intro -- Contents -- Preface -- Introduction -- 1 "The Cares of Your Country Are a Paramount Duty": The Republicans in 1861 -- 2 "Now Is the Time for Making Money, by Honest Contracts, Out of the Government": War Bo n d s -- 3 "A Centralization of Power, Such as Hamilton Might Have Eulogised as Magnificent": Monetary Legislation -- 4 "Directing the Legislation of the Country to the Improvement of the Country": Tariff and Ta x Le g i s l a t i o n -- 5 "A Large Crop Is More Than a Great Victory": Agricultural Legislation -- 6 "It Was Statesmanship to Give Treeless Prairies Value": The Transcontinental Railroad -- 7 "See That All Their Blessings Are the Result of Their Own Labor": Republicans and Slavery -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index.

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Republican Party (U.S. : 1854- ) -- History.
United States -- Economic policy -- To 1933.
United States -- Economic conditions -- To 1865.
United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865.


Electronic books.

HC105.6 -- .R53 1997eb

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