Download or read book The Economy of British America, 1607-1789 written by John J. McCusker and published by Chapel Hill : Published for the Institute of Early American History and Culture by the University of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 1985 with total page 520 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.'