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Banks and Politics in America (1957) ( ISBN   0691005532) is a book by Bray Hammond, which describes the differences in banking and politics in the United States between the American Revolution and the Civil War period. The book was awarded the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for History. [1] [2]

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References

  1. Banks and Politics in America. Google books. Retrieved on 2007-11-24.)
  2. Bray Hammond. Authored books. Retrieved 2007-11-24

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