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From Hard Money To Branch Banking California Banking In The Gold Rush Economy, Larry Schweikart, Lynne Pierson Doti
From Hard Money To Branch Banking California Banking In The Gold Rush Economy, Larry Schweikart, Lynne Pierson Doti
Economics Faculty Articles and Research
In Gold Rush–era California, banking and the financial sector evolved in often distinctive ways because of the Gold Rush economy. More importantly, the abundance of gold on the West Coast provided an interesting test case for some of the critical economic arguments of the day, especially for those deriving from the descending—but still powerful—positions of the “hard money” Jacksonians.
Banking In California: Some Evidence On Structure, 1878-1905, Lynne Doti
Banking In California: Some Evidence On Structure, 1878-1905, Lynne Doti
Economics Faculty Articles and Research
Doti’s thesis explains the contribution of state banks to nineteenth century financial history in the United States.