A History of Banking in the United StatesCovering a significant number of entries, the Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography puts the world and its peoples at your fingertips, from Aachen to Zwolle, Afghan to Zuni. The geographic entries provide detailed capsule histories for nations, regions, empires and major cities from early historical times to the present. Concise descriptions are given for thousands of smaller cities and communities. In addition, the Houghton Mifflin Dictionary of Geography also covers physical geography, with entries for mountain ranges and peaks, deserts, major bodies of water, and other physical features around the globe. |
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PART I | 1 |
BANKING IN THE COLONIES CONTINENTAL MONEY AND STATE BANKS | 15 |
Introductory Bank of North America chartered by Continental Congress | 25 |
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