Goldbugs and Greenbacks: The Antimonopoly Tradition and the Politics of Finance in America, 18651896

By Gretchen Ritter

Book Overview

In the late nineteenth century, there was a popular and heated debate over what sort of financial system America should have. Behind the discussions over gold versus silver and state versus national banks was a broader dialogue about sectionalism, class relations, and the future course of the American economy and democracy. Professor Ritter contends that there was a distinctive and neglected political tradition in the United States--the antimonopoly tradition--which was championed by nearly every major agricultural and labor group during the period from the Civil War until 1900.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0521653924
• ISBN13: 9780521653923
• Release Date: July 2010
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 318 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.0" x 9.0"