Virginia and the Panic of 1819

Argues that the Panic of 1819 was America's first experience with a modern boom-bust cycle, and most importantly, much more than a banking panic resulting from the mismanagement of the newly created second Bank of the United States and a number of state chartered banks. Introduction; Chapter 1 The Economic Origins of the Panic of 1819; Chapter 2 An Overview of the Panic of 1819; Chapter 3 Banking and Government Finance; Chapter 4 Agriculture, Exports and Land; Chapter 5 Business; Chapter 6 Poor Relief; Chapter 7 The Aftermath of the Panic;