The Panic of 1857: Origins, Transmission, and Containment

The Journal of Economic History

Volumn 51, Issue 4, 1991, Pages 807-834

  Schweikart, Larry ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF DAYTON   (United States)

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EID: 0038032763     PISSN: 00220507     EISSN: 14716372     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1017/S0022050700040122     Document Type: Article

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