Customer Review: From the cover: This volume makes available a neglected but important document in the history of the New South. The introduction provides excellent background for the report as well as crucial information on the New Deal and southern liberalism. The additional primary documents offer rich source... more info
Customer Review: This book isn't bad. But the content makes it difficult to be entertaining. I would compare it to a college freshmen economic textbook. But it's not just boring text. There are interesting graphs and charts. And even some lame cartoons. But it's done very well and has some excellent commentary. It's... more info
Customer Review: Extremely readable explanation of the current US economic crisis, in historical context. Paul Krugman makes a strong case for his prescription to get our economy back on a sustainable track.
Customer Review: Purchased for an Eviro Econ Course. Book covers most topics, weak on valuation. Full of typos. Discussion of many topics very convoluted. Not an easy read.
Customer Review: This is a wonderful textbook for anyone looking to teach a course on economic history of the United States. For just general reading I would recommend Gordon's An Empire of Wealth but for others looking to teach or do an independent study this is a must. It clearly lays out all the developments in... more info
Customer Review: Since I took this as an online coarse and the professor didn't do any teaching, this book and the EOC questions was the only means for learning this material. The info is easy to understand and uses the Supply & Demand theory greatly to explain many current economic conditions.
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