Milepost

Vernon Publications

ISBN 10: 1878425307 / ISBN 13: 9781878425300

Published by Vernon Publications, 1998

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James Grant's story of America's last governmentally untreated depression: A bible for conservative economists, this carefully researched history . . . makes difficult economic concepts easy to understand, and it deftly mixes major events with interesting vignettes--The Wall Street Journal. In 1920-1921, Woodrow Wilson and Warren G. Harding met a deep economic slump by seeming to ignore it, implementing policies that most twenty-first century economists would call backward. Confronted with plunging prices, wages, and employment, the government balanced the budget and, through the Federal Reserve, raised interest rates. No stimulus was administered, and a powerful, job-filled recovery was under way by late 1921. Yet by 1929, the economy spiraled downward as the Hoover administration adopted the policies that Wilson and Harding had declined to put in place.

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• Title: Milepost
• Publisher: Vernon Publications
• Publication Date: 1998
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1878425307
• ISBN 13: 9781878425300
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: Fair

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Pound for pound and inch for inch, The Milepostis the most valuable piece of luggage you could include on a trip to Alaska and northwestern Canada, whether you're going by plane, car, bus, or bicycle. No wonder they're celebrating their fiftieth anniversary as the "Bible of North Country Travel." This is not a fluff and nonsense production, because there's serious driving to cover when you're heading to Anchorage or Denali Park, and you need to know things, like what the major highways and roads contain, mile-by-mile, where there are gas stations, campgrounds, fishing, lodging, and food, what the geography is like and what road conditions to expect. There's even some information on the history of the lands and communities, and what attractions are nearby. The maps are exceptional and the abundance of information remarkable, making this the most irreplaceable of guides for a trip up north. --Stephanie Gold