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BL
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967261
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b721631
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| Main Entry
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Derks, Scott.
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| Title & Author
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The value of a dollar : : prices and incomes in the United States, 1860-2009 /\ by Scott Derks.
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| Edition Statement
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4th ed.
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| Publication Statement
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Amenia, NY :: Grey House Pub.,, 2009.
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| Page. NO
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xix, 690 pages :: illustrations ;; 29 cm
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| ISBN
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1592374034
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: 9781592374038
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| Notes
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"A universal reference book"--Cover.
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 677]-685) and index.
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| Contents
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1860-1899: the age of endeavor -- 1900-1919: the Progressive Era and World War I -- 1920-1939: Return to "Normalcy," the Great Depression, and recovery -- 1940-1959: World War II, recovery and the Cold War -- 1960-1979: the Vietnam War and the global economy -- 1980-1999: From recession to the era of possibilities -- 2000-2009: 9/11, War on Terror, and the aftermath -- 1900-2007: Trends.
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| Abstract
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This fourth edition of 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. --from publisher description.
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Cost and standard of living-- United States-- History.
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Prices-- United States-- History.
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Purchasing power-- United States-- History.
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Wages-- United States-- History.
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Cost and standard of living-- United States-- History.
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Cost and standard of living.
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Prices-- United States-- History.
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Prices.
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Purchasing power.
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Purchasing-- United States-- History.
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Salaries, wages, etc.-- United States-- History.
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Wages.
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United States.
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| Dewey Classification
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338.5/20973
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| LC Classification
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HB235.U6D47 2009
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