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Gold and Freedom

"This book argues that Northern disputes over public debt, greenbacks, and tariffs, as well as national economic consequences of the Civil War, undermined Reconstruction as much as Southern race relations and constitutional issues"—Provided by publisher.

Audience
adult
Length
medium · 336 pages

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