The Economy of Colonial America
, by Perkins, Edwin J.Note: Supplemental materials are not guaranteed with Rental or Used book purchases.
- ISBN: 9780231063395 | 0231063393
- Cover: Paperback
- Copyright: 5/1/1988
This popular study, lauded by professors and scholars alike, has been diligently revised to reflect the tremendous amount of new research conducted during the last decade, and now includes a totally new chapter on women in the economy. Presenting a great deal of up-to-date information in a concise and lively style, the book surveys the main aspects of the colonial economy: population and economic expansion; the six main occupational groups (family farmers, indentured servants, slaves, artisans, great planters, and merchants); women in the economy; domestic and imperial taxes; the colonial monetary system; living standards for the typical family