Economy of Colonial America - Edwin J. Perkins - Hardcover

This popular study, lauded by professors and scholars alike, has been diligently revised to reflect the tremendous amount of new research conducted during the last decade, and now includes a totally new chapter on women in the economy. Presenting a great deal of up-to-date information in a concise and lively style, the book surveys the main aspects of the colonial economy: population and economic expansion; the six main occupational groups (family farmers, indentured servants, slaves, artisans, great planters, and merchants); women in the economy; domestic and imperial taxes; the colonial monetary system; living standards for the typical familyPerkins, Edwin J. is the author of 'Economy of Colonial America - Edwin J. Perkins - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780231049580 and ISBN 0231049587.