The Value of a Dollar: Colonial Era to the Civil War: 1600-1865 (Value of a Dollar)

Following the format of the widely acclaimed, The Value of a Dollar, 1860-2004, The Value of a Dollar 1600-1865, The Colonial Era to The Civil War records the actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Colonial Era to the Civil War.Our editorial department had been flooded with requests from users of our Value of a Dollar for the same type of information, just from an earlier time period. This new volume is just the answer ? with pricing data from 1600 to 1865.Arranged into five-year chapters, each 5-year chapter includes a Historical Snapshot, Consumer Expenditures, Investments, Selected Income, Income/Standard Jobs, Food Basket, Standard Prices and Miscellany.This fascinating survey will serve a wide range of research needs and will be useful in all high school, public and academic library reference collections.Scott Derks is the author of 'The Value of a Dollar: Colonial Era to the Civil War: 1600-1865 (Value of a Dollar)', published 2005 under ISBN 9781592370948 and ISBN 1592370942.