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Posts from the ‘America’s First Great Depression’ Category

Apr 28

Essays in Economic and Business History reviews AFGD

journal-cover-e1335184926288A review of America’s First Great Depression has just been published by Essays in Economic and Business History 31 (2013).  “A clear strength of the book,” says Professor John Moore, is that it “addresses the social, political, and diplomatic consequences of the Panic, and successfully points out that each of these areas, in some manner, influenced the others . . . [The book] makes a valuable contribution to nineteenth century economic downturns and their impact upon American society . . . [and] makes a strong case that historical business cycles feature many of the same attributes as modern ones.”  Read the review.

Feb 28

PBS NewsHour features column from AFGD

FirefoxScreenSnapz001Paul Solman’s The Business Desk features a column drawn from America’s First Great Depression.  Lessons from the political gridlock of 1842.

Feb 13

PBS NewsHour posts article on AFGD

FirefoxScreenSnapz001PBS NewHour has posted a short article drawn from America’s First Great Depression.

Jan 28

AFGD now out in paperback

America's First Great DepressionCornell University Press has now published the paperback version of America’s First Great Depression.

Jan 24

AFGD reviewed in Cleveland Fed’s Forefront Magazine

coverDaniel Littman, an economist in the Research Department of the Federal Reserve Bank of Cleveland, reviews America’s First Great Depression in the current issue of Forefront, the Bank’s magazine: “The parallels between pre-industrial America’s 1837 financial crisis and that of our own time are particularly strong.  The beauty of Roberts’ book is that the reader can see the entire arc of the crisis, from beginning to end, in a historical context—something that studies of the 2008 event will lack for many years to come.  Roberts nicely combines narrative history with analysis. His book is accessible to both the expert and the novice in economic history. Highly recommended.”  Read the review.

Dec 21

Chinese language version of AFGD in 2013

Cornell University Press has finalized a deal for publication of a Chinese language version of America’s First Great Depression in 2013.  It will be produced by SDX Joint Publishing.

Oct 29

Bloomberg article on the fiscal cliff — of 1842

I just published a piece on Bloomberg’s Echoes blog about Washington’s handling of an earlier “fiscal cliff” — in 1842.  The piece is drawn from America’s First Great Depression.  Read the article.  The piece has also been picked up by Newsday.

Sep 19

Reuters story discusses AFGD

A Reuters report that draws comparisons between America’s First Great Depression and today’s European crisis: “The parallel with the euro zone crisis barely needs spelling out.” Read the article.  Also on CNBC and International Financing Review.

Sep 17

EH.net reviews AFGD

EH.net, the website of the Economic History Association, has posted a review of America’s First Great Depression by Professor Peter Rousseau.  “Roberts does students of the period a service by thinking outside of the normal constraints to conjure a broad and international view of the decade that followed the Jackson presidency.”  Read the review.

Sep 4

Column on naval history posted on Stars and Stripes

Stars and Stripes features my Bloomberg column on US naval policy in today’s top news stories.  Read the story.

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