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New sources of data, together with advances in theory, offer the opportunity for a fresh look at old and new questions. This book asks such questions as: did mercantilism cause the American Revolution?; was slavery profitable?; and what were the causes of the Great Depression?Jeremy Atack is the author of 'A New Economic View of American History: From Colonial Times to 1940 (Second Edition)', published 1994 under ISBN 9780393963151 and ISBN 0393963152.
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