Camb Econ Hist of United States v.1

"...a valuable contribution to the colonial literature and will be a prime reference work." H-Net Book Review

"...a valuable addition to any academic library..." Choice

"...the volume is a valuable contribution to the colonial literature and will be a prime reference work." Henry A. Gemery, Colby College

"Praise must also be extended to the carefully constructed index. The editors and authors are to be congratulated on the production of this excellent volume." Peter Fearon

"...this volume of The Cambridge Economic History of the United States has great strengths....The best essays are vigorous syntheses that will engage specialists as well as other readers. Readers with an interest in the economy of early America should make room on their shelves for this book." Marc Egnal, William and Mary Quarterly

"A book this good does not just fall together. Engerman and Gallman are to be congratulated for orchestrating the process." Bruce C. Daniels, Canadian Journal of History

"Undergraduate teachers of American Economic History who use a standard text in their course will find these essays useful as selected readings on advanced topics. For exceptional students the entire collection would serve well as a basis for a course on early American Economic History." Gary M. Walton, The Journal of Economic Literature

"...the various essays are all competent pieces of work." Lewis R. Fischer, The Northern Mariner