The panic of 1857 and the coming of the Civil War/
James L. Huston
- Baton Rouge; London : Louisiana State University Press, 1987
- xviii 315 p. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [283]-306) and index
One: A pensive nation--- Two: Panic stalks Wall Street--- Three: Public and political reactions--- Four: Economic thought and the panic of 1857--- Five: Two panics in congress--- Six: The elections of 1858--- Seven: A retrenchment congress--- Eight: Economic resurrection and the rights of labor--- Nine: The election of 1860--- Conclusion.
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Depressions--United States.--1857
United States--Economic conditions--To 1865. United States--Politics and government--1857-1861.