Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Chapter One. The Legacy of Napoleon: Embargo, War, and Peace
Chapter Two. Three Revolutions: Market, Transportation, Corporation
Chapter Three. Volcano Weather
Chapter Four. Alabama Fever: “I Must Go West and Plant”
Chapter Five. Bank Expansion: “Frothy Bubbles”
Chapter Six. Bank Contraction:“The Axe Must Be Applied to the Root of the Evil”
Chapter Seven. Hard Times in the East:“A Long Continuation of Distress”
Chapter Eight. Hard Times in the West: “Reflections Which Almost Unmans Me”
Chapter Nine. Relief ?
Chapter Ten. The Politics of Corruption and the Corruption of Politics
Chapter Eleven. A House Dividing: The Panic of 1819 and the Growth of Sectionalism
Notes
Bibliography
Index