Description
The Panic introduced Americans to the new phenomenon of boom and bust, changed the country's attitudes towards wealth and poverty, spurred the political movement that became Jacksonian Democracy, and helped create the sectional divide that would lead to the Civil War. Although it stands as one of the turning points of American history, few Americans today have heard of the Panic of 1819, with the result that we continue to ignore its lessons—and repeat its mistakes.
Book Information
ISBN 9780826223104
Author Andrew H. Browning
Format Paperback
Page Count 452
Imprint University of Missouri Press
Publisher University of Missouri Press