 | From Christopher Columbus to the Robber Barons: A Financial History of the United States 1492–1900 Subjects: Economics Finance Business & Industry; Humanities; Finance; Economics; History; Macroeconomics; Public Finance; Corporate Finance; Banking; American History; Economic History; Originally published in 2002, this is the first of three volumes in a history of finance in America. This volume covers the period from the 'discovery' of America to the end of the nineteenth century. It describes the status of finance in Europe at the time of Christopher Columbus' voyage to America. It then traces its transfer and development in America through the Revolution, into the Civil War and beyond to the speculative excesses occurring after that event. Jerry W. Markham is a professor of law at Florida International University in Miami, USA, where he teaches corporate and international business law. |
