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Book SynopsisThe Greenback Era is not a financial history; rather, it is an attempt to locate the source of political power in the crucial Reconstruction years through a socio-economic study of American financial conflict during the years 1865 to 1879. Originally published in 1964. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest print-on-demand technology to aga
Table of Contents*Frontmatter, pg. i*CONTENTS, pg. vii*ABBREVIATIONS, pg. ix*INTRODUCTION, pg. 1*I. THE ROOTS OF CONFLICT, pg. 13*II. THE SOFT MONEY INTEREST, PART I, pg. 41*III. THE SOFT MONEY INTEREST, PART II, pg. 68*IV. THE HARD MONEY INTEREST, pg. 120*V. EQUIPOISE, pg. 163*VI. THE FARMER, pg. 195*VII. PANIC AND INFLATION, pg. 213*VIII. THE RESUMPTION ACT: PASSAGE AND TRIAL, pg. 249*IX. THE ELECTION OF 1876, pg. 286*X. SHERMAN AND SILVER, pg. 322*XI. RESUMPTION ACCOMPLISHED, pg. 374*APPENDICES, pg. 409*BIBLIOGRAPHY, pg. 417*INDEX, pg. 443