TY - BOOK AU - Huston,James L. ED - Louisiana State University Press TI - The panic of 1857 and the coming of the Civil War SN - 0807124923 AV - HB 3717 H968p 1987 PY - 1987/// CY - Baton Rouge, London PB - Louisiana State University Press KW - Depressions KW - 1857 KW - United States KW - Economic conditions KW - To 1865 KW - Politics and government KW - 1857-1861 N1 - 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 ER -