The University of North Carolina Press

The Economy of British America, 1607-1789

By John J. McCusker and Russell R. Menard

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Honorable Mention, 1986 Distinguished Book Award Competition, Society of Colonial Wars

A 1986 Choice Outstanding Academic Book

By the American Revolution, the farmers and city-dwellers of British America had achieved, individually and collectively, considerable prosperity. The nature and extent of that success are still unfolding. In this first comprehensive assessment of where research on prerevolutionary economy stands, what it seeks to achieve, and how it might best proceed, the authors discuss those areas in which traditional work remains to be done and address new possibilities for a 'new economic history.'

About the Author

John J. McCusker, currently the Halsell Distinguished Professor of American History and Professor of Economics at Trinity University, is the author of several books, including Rum and the American Revolution and How Much Is That In Real Money?, and Money and Exchange in Europe and America, 1600-1775: A Handbook.