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The Farmer's Age: Agriculture 1815-1860

by Paul Wallace Gates

Series:The Economic history of the United States (3)

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Part of a series of detailed reference manuals on American economic history, this volume examines the aspects and problems of land policies and the growth in farming during the mid-1800s.

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Paul Wallace Gates

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The Economic history of the United States

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Canonical title: The Farmer's Age: Agriculture 1815-1860
Original publication date: 1960

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Languages: English
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Published: 1960
Genres: Nonfiction, Economics, History, General Nonfiction, Business
DDC/MDS: 338.10973
LCC: HC103 .E25

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