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Tire Shrinker to Dragster

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Edge of crisis war and trade in the Spanish Atlantic, 1789-1808 / by Stein, Barbara H.

Table of Contents: “…Continuity and crises, 1789-1797 -- War and the colonies : Aranda and Godoy -- The late proyectistas -- Reorganizing New Spain's external trade: the effects of comercio libre, 1788-1796 -- A hegemony threatened : Mexico City and Veracruz -- Mining and its fissures -- Export agriculture : growth and conflict -- Comercio neutro/comercio directo -- "Informal" comercio neutro, 1804-1808 -- Consolidación : Spain -- Consolidación : New Spain -- Strange saga : the transfer of New Spain's silver, 1804-1808 -- "Treasures in the New World" -- "La tempestad que nos amenazaba" -- A national drama, Act I : conspiracy at the Escorial.…”
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Edge of crisis war and trade in the Spanish Atlantic, 1789-1808 / by Stein, Barbara H.

Table of Contents: “…Continuity and crises, 1789-1797 -- War and the colonies : Aranda and Godoy -- The late proyectistas -- Reorganizing New Spain's external trade: the effects of comercio libre, 1788-1796 -- A hegemony threatened : Mexico City and Veracruz -- Mining and its fissures -- Export agriculture : growth and conflict -- Comercio neutro/comercio directo -- "Informal" comercio neutro, 1804-1808 -- Consolidación : Spain -- Consolidación : New Spain -- Strange saga : the transfer of New Spain's silver, 1804-1808 -- "Treasures in the New World" -- "La tempestad que nos amenazaba" -- A national drama, Act I : conspiracy at the Escorial.…”
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Inflated how money and debt built the American dream / by Whalen, R. Christopher, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…. -- Gold Convertibility Restored. -- The Battle Over Silver Money. -- A Changing American Dream. -- The Silver Compromise. -- Chapter Three Robber Barons and the Gilded Age. -- The Age of Speculation. -- Republicans Embrace Inflation. -- The Panic of 1893. -- The Cross of Silver. -- The Evangelical Silverites. -- The Turning Point: 1896. -- Chapter Four The Rise of the Central Bank. -- The Trust Buster: Theodore Roosevelt. -- The Need for a Flexible Currency. -- The Crisis of 1907. -- The National Monetary Commission. -- The Passage of the Federal Reserve Act. -- Roosevelt, Wilson and the Politics of Reform. -- Chapter Five War, Boom & Bust. -- The Fed During WW I. -- A Return to Republican Normalcy. -- The Roaring Twenties. -- The New Era of Debt and Investing. -- The Bust: Stocks Fall and Tariffs Rise. -- Chapter Six New Deal to Cold War. -- FDR and the Era of Broken Precedent. -- The Seizure of Gold and Dollar Devaluation. -- Dollar Devaluation Hurt World Trade. -- The Rise of the Corporate State. -- Central Planning Arrives in Washington. -- FDR Embraces Federal Deposit Insurance. -- The Legacy of FDR. -- The Fed and The RFC. -- Corportivist Reform at the Fed. -- The New Deal Fails, So America Goes to War. -- Wartime Inflation and Debt Finance. -- Bretton Woods and Global Inflation. -- Chapter Seven Debt and Inflation A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats. -- Federal Revenues Grow. -- The Fed Regains Independence. -- The Post-War Economy Soars. -- The Legacy of War. -- Cold War, Free Trade. -- The Dollar's Golden Age. -- Global Imbalances Return. -- Richard Nixon's Betrayal. -- The End of the Dollar Peg. -- The Return of Sovereign Borrowing. -- Chapter Eight Leveraging the American Dream. -- The New Uncertainty. -- Humphrey Hawkins and Full Employment. -- Balanced Budgets and Inflation. -- Volcker's Shock Treatment. -- The Crisis Managers. -- The Latin Debt Crisis. -- Volcker's Apprentice: Gerald Corrigan. -- Reagan Reappoints Volcker. -- The Never-ending Crisis. -- Volcker Exits and Crisis Returns. -- From Excess to Delusion. -- The Greenspan Legacy. -- Chapter Nine Prospects. -- The Growth Challenge. -- Growth versus Inflation. -- Changing Places. -- Triffin's Dilemma and the Dollar. -- Notes. -- About the Author. -- Index.…”
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Inflated how money and debt built the American dream / by Whalen, R. Christopher, 1959-

Table of Contents: “…. -- Gold Convertibility Restored. -- The Battle Over Silver Money. -- A Changing American Dream. -- The Silver Compromise. -- Chapter Three Robber Barons and the Gilded Age. -- The Age of Speculation. -- Republicans Embrace Inflation. -- The Panic of 1893. -- The Cross of Silver. -- The Evangelical Silverites. -- The Turning Point: 1896. -- Chapter Four The Rise of the Central Bank. -- The Trust Buster: Theodore Roosevelt. -- The Need for a Flexible Currency. -- The Crisis of 1907. -- The National Monetary Commission. -- The Passage of the Federal Reserve Act. -- Roosevelt, Wilson and the Politics of Reform. -- Chapter Five War, Boom & Bust. -- The Fed During WW I. -- A Return to Republican Normalcy. -- The Roaring Twenties. -- The New Era of Debt and Investing. -- The Bust: Stocks Fall and Tariffs Rise. -- Chapter Six New Deal to Cold War. -- FDR and the Era of Broken Precedent. -- The Seizure of Gold and Dollar Devaluation. -- Dollar Devaluation Hurt World Trade. -- The Rise of the Corporate State. -- Central Planning Arrives in Washington. -- FDR Embraces Federal Deposit Insurance. -- The Legacy of FDR. -- The Fed and The RFC. -- Corportivist Reform at the Fed. -- The New Deal Fails, So America Goes to War. -- Wartime Inflation and Debt Finance. -- Bretton Woods and Global Inflation. -- Chapter Seven Debt and Inflation A Rising Tide Lifts All Boats. -- Federal Revenues Grow. -- The Fed Regains Independence. -- The Post-War Economy Soars. -- The Legacy of War. -- Cold War, Free Trade. -- The Dollar's Golden Age. -- Global Imbalances Return. -- Richard Nixon's Betrayal. -- The End of the Dollar Peg. -- The Return of Sovereign Borrowing. -- Chapter Eight Leveraging the American Dream. -- The New Uncertainty. -- Humphrey Hawkins and Full Employment. -- Balanced Budgets and Inflation. -- Volcker's Shock Treatment. -- The Crisis Managers. -- The Latin Debt Crisis. -- Volcker's Apprentice: Gerald Corrigan. -- Reagan Reappoints Volcker. -- The Never-ending Crisis. -- Volcker Exits and Crisis Returns. -- From Excess to Delusion. -- The Greenspan Legacy. -- Chapter Nine Prospects. -- The Growth Challenge. -- Growth versus Inflation. -- Changing Places. -- Triffin's Dilemma and the Dollar. -- Notes. -- About the Author. -- Index.…”
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A concise history of Bolivia by Klein, Herbert S.

Table of Contents: “…The crisis of the state, 1841-1880; 6. The ages of silver and tin, 1880-1932; 7. Disintegration of the established order, 1932-1952; 8. …”
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A concise history of Bolivia by Klein, Herbert S.

Table of Contents: “…The crisis of the state, 1841-1880; 6. The ages of silver and tin, 1880-1932; 7. Disintegration of the established order, 1932-1952; 8. …”
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Stillbirth prediction, prevention and management /

Table of Contents: “…Byrne -- Management of the patient with a stillbirth : workup of the patient with a stillbirth / Robert M. Silver and Michael L. Draper -- Management of the patient with a stillbirth : psychosocial / Joanne Cacciatore -- Management of the patient with a stillbirth : medical management including delivery / Donald J. …”
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Stillbirth prediction, prevention and management /

Table of Contents: “…Byrne -- Management of the patient with a stillbirth : workup of the patient with a stillbirth / Robert M. Silver and Michael L. Draper -- Management of the patient with a stillbirth : psychosocial / Joanne Cacciatore -- Management of the patient with a stillbirth : medical management including delivery / Donald J. …”
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Subterranean twin cities by Brick, Greg A.

Table of Contents: “…A lonely day under the mortuary : the Fort Road labyrinth ; Behind the silver door : utility labyrinths -- Pluto's kingdom. …”
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Jascha Heifetz : early years in Russia / by Kopytova, G. V.

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Subterranean twin cities by Brick, Greg A.

Table of Contents: “…A lonely day under the mortuary : the Fort Road labyrinth ; Behind the silver door : utility labyrinths -- Pluto's kingdom. …”
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Jascha Heifetz : early years in Russia / by Kopytova, G. V.

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Kansas Populism : Ideas and Men / by Clanton, O. Gene

Table of Contents: “…-- "A turnip crsade, as it were" -- Looking toward 1892 -- "Rats, rats, and pickled cats are good enough for pops and democrats" -- "The first people's party government on earth" -- Nothing fails like failure: 1894 and the redeemers -- Metamorphosis -- Silver, fusion, and success? -- The determined and the disgruntled -- Vindication? …”
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Kansas Populism : Ideas and Men / by Clanton, O. Gene

Table of Contents: “…-- "A turnip crsade, as it were" -- Looking toward 1892 -- "Rats, rats, and pickled cats are good enough for pops and democrats" -- "The first people's party government on earth" -- Nothing fails like failure: 1894 and the redeemers -- Metamorphosis -- Silver, fusion, and success? -- The determined and the disgruntled -- Vindication? …”
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New Countries : Capitalism, Revolutions, and Nations in the Americas, 1750–1870 / by Tutino, John, 1947-

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New Countries : Capitalism, Revolutions, and Nations in the Americas, 1750–1870 / by Tutino, John, 1947-

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Public cowboy no. 1 the life and times of Gene Autry / by George-Warren, Holly

Table of Contents: “…The Autrys and the Ozments -- Cross timbers -- Tioga -- Workin' on the railroad -- Musical mentors -- A new name, a new profession -- The Oklahoma yodeling cowboy -- Hillbilly recording artist -- Midwestern buckaroo -- Uncle Art -- From "High steppin' Mama" to "Silver haired daddy" -- Sweet home Chicago -- "The singing and yodeling marvel" -- Motherless son -- WLS radio star -- Cowboy balladeer -- Smiley, Patsy, and Pee Wee -- Celluloid cowboy -- Negotiations by post -- Republic pictures star -- Battles--on screen and off -- The singing cowboy -- Public cowboy No. 1 -- Strike! …”
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Public cowboy no. 1 the life and times of Gene Autry / by George-Warren, Holly

Table of Contents: “…The Autrys and the Ozments -- Cross timbers -- Tioga -- Workin' on the railroad -- Musical mentors -- A new name, a new profession -- The Oklahoma yodeling cowboy -- Hillbilly recording artist -- Midwestern buckaroo -- Uncle Art -- From "High steppin' Mama" to "Silver haired daddy" -- Sweet home Chicago -- "The singing and yodeling marvel" -- Motherless son -- WLS radio star -- Cowboy balladeer -- Smiley, Patsy, and Pee Wee -- Celluloid cowboy -- Negotiations by post -- Republic pictures star -- Battles--on screen and off -- The singing cowboy -- Public cowboy No. 1 -- Strike! …”
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