The Power of the Purse - A History of American Public Finance, 1776-1790 (Paperback, New edition)

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.

General

Imprint:	The University of North Carolina Press
Country of origin:	United States
Series:	Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture and the University of North Carolina Press
Release date:	September 1968
First published:	February 1961
Authors:	E.James Ferguson
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 22mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Paperback
Pages:	376
Edition:	New edition
ISBN-13:	978-0-8078-4028-3
Categories:	Books > Humanities > History > American history > General Books > History > American history > General
LSN:	0-8078-4028-9
Barcode:	9780807840283

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