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2001 · Worcester
by McCusker, John J.
Worcester: American Antiquarian Society, 2001. paperback. 6 x 9 inches. paperback. 132 pages. Revised edition. The well-known economic historian John J. McCusker, the author of Money and Exchange in Europe and America, 1600-1775: A Handbook (2nd ed. Chapel Hill, 1992), has compiled a new edition of his noted vade mecum for use by researchers, teachers, and students in converting prices from any time in the American past as far back as 1665 to their comparable value in today's dollars.
This monograph presents a consistent commodity price index that extends across as much as possible of the history of the United States. McCusker's clear introduction (truncated)
This monograph presents a consistent commodity price index that extends across as much as possible of the history of the United States. McCusker's clear introduction (truncated)