Trading Freedom: How Trade with China Defined Early America

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By Dael Norwood *12

Published Feb. 18, 2022

By analyzing the economic development of America in the 18th and 19th centuries, Trading Freedom (University of Chicago Press) attempts to redefine the economic realities of early America. Beyond the straightforward discussion of trade, Norwood traces the connection the trade deal between the US and China had to arenas as diverse as slavery, the political economy, and the construction of the Transcontinental Railroad.

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