Value of a Dollar: 1860-2004

Publisher Grey House Publishing

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2nd Edition 1st Edition

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Grey House Publishing

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Copyright

2006

ISBN13

9781592371730

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9th Grade - College Senior

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This third edition of the highly successful The Value of a Dollar records the actual prices of thousands of items that consumers purchased from the Civil War to the present, along with facts about investment options and income opportunities. This third edition boasts a new addition to each five-year chapter: a narrative on trends. This informative section provides added detail on the reasons prices changed within the time period, including industry developments, changes in consumer attitudes and important historical facts. Plus, a new chapter for 2000-2004 has been added.
Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Other Frontmatter.
Acknowledgments.
Introduction.
Contents.
The Value of a Dollar, 1860-2003.
1: 1860–1899: The Age of Endeavor.
2: Historical Snapshot 1860-1899.
3: Selected Income 1860-1899.
4: Investments 1870-1899.
5: Standard Jobs.
6: Selected Prices 1860-1899.
7: Miscellany 1860-1899.
8: 1900–1919: The Progressive Era and World War II.
9: 1900-1904.
10: Historical Snapshot 1900-1904.
11: Selected Income 1900-1904.
12: Investments 1900-1904.
13: Standard Jobs 1900-1904.
14: Food Basket 1900-1904.
15: Selected Prices 1900-1904.
16: Miscellany 1900-1904.
17: 1905-1909.
18: Historical Snapshot 1905-1909.
19: Selected Income 1905-1909.
20: Consumer Expenditures 1909.
21: Investments 1905-1909.
22: Standard Jobs 1905-1909.
23: Food Basket 1905-1909.
24: Selected Prices 1905-1909.
25: Miscellany 1905-1909.
26: 1910-1914.
27: Historical Snapshot 1910-1914.
28: Selected Income 1910-1914.
29: Consumer Expenditures 1914.
30: Investments 1910-1914.
31: Standard Jobs 1910-1914.
32: Food Basket 1910-1914.
33: Selected Prices 1910-1914.
34: Miscellany 1910-1914.
35: 1915-1919.
36: Historical Snapshot 1915-1919.
37: Selected Income 1915-1919.
38: Consumer Expenditures 1919.
39: Investments 1915-1919.
40: Standard Jobs 1915-1919.
41: Food Basket 1915-1919.
42: Selected Prices 1915-1919.
43: Miscellany 1915-1919.
44: 1920–1939: Return to "Normalcy," the Great Depression, and Recovery.
45: 1920-1924.
46: Historical Snapshot 1920-1924.
47: Selected Income 1920-1924.
48: Consumer Expenditures 1921, 1923.
49: Investments 1920-1924.
50: Standard Jobs 1920-1924.
51: Food Basket 1920-1924.
52: Selected Prices 1920-1924.
53: Miscellany 1920-1924.
54: 1925-1929.
55: Historical Snapshot 1925-1929.
56: Selected Income 1925-1929.
57: Consumer Expenditures 1925, 1927, 1929.
58: Investments 1925-1929.
59: Standard Jobs 1925-1929.
60:
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