From Hard Money to Branch Banking California Banking in the Gold Rush Economy

Authors

Larry Schweikart, University of Dayton
Lynne Pierson Doti, Chapman UniversityFollow

Document Type

Article

Publication Date

Spring 2016

Abstract

In Gold Rush–era California, banking and the financial sector evolved in often distinctive ways because of the Gold Rush economy. More importantly, the abundance of gold on the West Coast provided an interesting test case for some of the critical economic arguments of the day, especially for those deriving from the descending—but still powerful—positions of the “hard money” Jacksonians.

Comments

This article was originally published in California History, volume 93, issue 1, in 2016. DOI: 10.1525/CH.2016.93.1.26

Recommended Citation

Schweikart, L., & Doti, L. P. (2016). From hard money to branch banking. California History, 93(1), 26–44. http://doi.org/10.1525/ch.2016.93.1.26

Peer Reviewed

1

Copyright

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