HIT: Historical price guide

[Carolyn Gierke <cgierke@shs.k12.ny.us>]

Every so often there seems to be a posting asking for historical
information on prices/incomes.  This book would be useful to locate the
information:

The value of a dollar : prices and incomes in the United States,
1860-1999 / edited by Scott Derks.
Millennium ed., 2nd ed. Lakeville, CT : Grey House, 1999.
xiii, 493 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.

1. Purchasing power--United States--History 2. Cost and standard of
living--United States--History. 3.
Prices--United States--History. 4. Wages--United States--History.
I.Derks, Scott.

ISBN: 1-891482-49-1 (hbk.) : $90.00
HB235.U6 V35 1999
332.41 V215d2

I recently got a preview copy of this and it looks very useful.
--
Carolyn Gierke, Librarian
Sweet Home High School
1901 Sweet Home Road
Amherst, NY 14228
Phone 716-689-5342
FAX 716-689-5391
cgierke@shs.k12.ny.us

The biggest roadblock to turning information into knowledge is the
belief that they are the same thing.

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