Derks, Scott.
Summary: Derks and Smith illustrate the value of the dollar during the Colonial period, the Revolutionary War, during Western expansion, and slavery, up to 1865. Each chapter has a chronology and information on social and economic issues, income, everyday household expenses for services and fees, exchange rates and inflation, the slave trade, and prices of commodities and specific items. Detailed lists...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grey House Pub. 2005
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Summary: Library Journal: New Beginnings is what Derks terms the period 2010-14, coverage of which is included in this fifth edition of a straightforward reference. Certainly there are free cost-of-living comparison tools online, but this collection of price history tables for goods, salaries, investments, and various side matter yields riches not to be encountered in single-query searches. For...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grey House Publishing 2014