The colonial era is especially appealing in regard to economic history because it represents a study in contrasts. The economy was exceptionally dynamic in term

Studies the economy of colonial America by looking at the different occupational groups including farmers, servants, and merchants, and also the taxes and polit

By the American Revolution, the farmers and city-dwellers of British America had achieved, individually and collectively, considerable prosperity. The nature an

In this Very Short Introduction, Alan Taylor presents the current scholarly understanding of colonial America to a broader audience. He focuses on the transatla

Ever wonder how the American economy became the most powerful one in the world? Tying America's past to the economic policies of today and beyond, the popular H