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For anyone interested in state policies, paths of economic development, and antebellum political economy, this study is necessary reading. Choice Adams's innovative study has opened up a new arena for investigation and, judging from the richness of his analysis, one with great potential. -- Edward J. Davies, II Journal of American History Adams makes good use of the available primary and secondary sources in support of his thesis. -- Willard Carl Klunder Historian Historians of many fields will want to take note. Virginia Magazine of History and Biography Explaining the troubled present is not Adam's objective, but his book provides a powerful tool for doing just that. -- Warren R. Hofstra Common-Place As with any successful study, this one answers some questions and provokes others... One hopes that rather than this being the last word on the subject, it serves as a call for further investigation. -- Andrew M. Schocket Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography An engaging and persuasive work that addresses in a highly accessible manner the intricacies of state-level politics and economic decision-making. -- James Campbell Journal of American Studies Thoroughly researched, attractively written, and nicely produced, with clear maps and useful data graphs. -- Howell John Harris History An impressive exemplar of comparative history. Adams is a gifted writer with an excellent eye for detail. -- John Majewski Enterprise and Society Profoundly powerful insights into the importance of political and economic institutions. -- Robert E. Wright Journal of Interdisciplinary History This is economic history as it should be written... Adams has created an important and highly readable interpretation of Virginia and Pennsylvania's economic history in the early and mid-1800s, and I commend him. -- Paul Salstrom West Virginia History Rooted in impressive scholarship in the archives, and with a sound knowledge and understanding of the secondary sources, it merits a wide readership. -- Neville Kirk Economic History Review

Adams's innovative study has opened up a new arena for investigation and judging from the richness of his analysis, one with great potential. - Journal of American History As with any successful study, this one answers some questions and provokes others... One hopes that rather than this being the last word on the subject, it serves as a call for further investigation. - Pennsylvania Magazine of History and Biography An engaging and persuasive work that addresses in a highly accessible manner the intricacies of state-level politics and economic decision-making. - Journal of American Studies An impressive exemplar of comparative history. Adams is a gifted writer with an excellent eye for detail. - Enterprise and Society Profoundly powerful insights into the importance of political and economic institutions. - Journal of Interdisciplinary History This is economic history as it should be written... Adams has created an important and highly readable interpretation of Virginia's and Pennsylvania's economic histories in the early and mid-1800s, and I commend him. - West Virginia History

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Sean Patrick Adams is an associate professor of history at the University of Florida.

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