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Title:

The value of a dollar : prices and incomes in the United States, 1860-2009 / by Scott Derks.

Edition:

4th ed.

Publisher:

Grey House Pub.,

Copyright Date:

c2009

Description:

xix, 690 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

Subject:

Prices--United States--History.
Wages--United States--History.
Purchasing power--United States--History.
Cost and standard of living--United States--History.

Other Authors:

Derks, Scott.

Notes:

"A universal reference book"--Cover. Includes bibliographical references (p. 677-678) and index.

Contents:

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 Cold War -- 1960-1979: the Vietnam 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.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1592374034
9781592374038

OCLC:

(OCoLC)298781414

LCCN:

2010286212

Locations:

ORAX826 -- Scott Community College (Bettendorf)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

UPAX334 -- Upper Iowa University - Henderson-Wilder Library (Fayette)

OZAX845 -- Northwestern College - DeWitt Library (Orange City)

OUAX845 -- Dordt University (Sioux Center)