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The Wonderful Usefulness of History

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  • Sara Horrell

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Books reviewed in this article: Stanley Engerman and Robert Gallman (eds.), "The Cambridge Economic History of the United States. Volume I: The Colonial Era" Stanley Engerman and Robert Gallman (eds.), "The Cambridge Economic History of the United States. Volume II: The Long Nineteenth Century" Stanley Engerman and Robert Gallman (eds.), "The Cambridge Economic History of the United States. Volume III: The Twentieth Century" Copyright Royal Economic Society 2003

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  • Sara Horrell, 2003. "The Wonderful Usefulness of History," Economic Journal, Royal Economic Society, vol. 113(485), pages 180-186, February.
    • Handle: RePEc:ecj:econjl:v:113:y:2003:i:485:p:f180-f186
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    1. Field, Alexander J., 2001. "NOT WHAT IT USED TO BE: THE CAMBRIDGE ECONOMIC HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES, VOLUMES II AND III The Cambridge Economic History of the United States. Volume II: The Long Nineteenth Century; Volume III:," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 61(3), pages 806-818, September.
    2. Goldin, Claudia, 2001. "The Human-Capital Century And American Leadership: Virtues Of The Past," The Journal of Economic History, Cambridge University Press, vol. 61(2), pages 263-292, June.
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