Power of the Purse A History of American Public Finance, 1776-1790

Name: Power of the Purse A History of American Public Finance, 1776-1790
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ISBN: 9780807840283

ISBN-10: 0807840289

ISBN-13: 9780807840283

Edition: 1968

Authors: E. James Ferguson

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In "The Power of the Purse," E. James Ferguson examines the intricate financial history of the American Revolution and the Confederation and connects it to political and constitutional developments in the period. Whether states or Congress should pay the debts of the Revolution and collect the taxes was a pivotal question whose solution would largely determine the country's progress toward national union. Ultimately, says Ferguson, the Revolutionary debt fulfilled an important purpose as a "bond of union." Ferguson's masterful analysis, originally published in 1961, has become a classic among the literature on the American Revolution.

Book details

List price: $50.00
Copyright year: 1968
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press
Publication date: 9/1/1968
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 376
Size: 6.12" wide x 9.25" long x 0.85" tall
Weight: 0.198
Language: English

E. James Ferguson (1917-2002) was professor of history emeritus at Queens College of the City University of New York. He was author or editor of nine other books, including five volumes of The Papers of Robert Morris, 1781-1784.