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This work was originally published as a special issue of Journal of Policy History (vol. 18, no. 1, 2006). This is its first separate paperback publication. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Ruling passions : political economy in nineteenth-century America / edited by Richard R. John. p. cm. – (Issues in policy history ; #13) “This work was originally published as a special issue of Journal of Policy History (vol. 18, no. 1, 2006)”—T.p. verso. Includes bibliographical references. ISBN 0-271-02897-1 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1. United States–Economic conditions–To 1865. 2. United States–Economic conditions–1865-1918. 3. United States–Economic policy–To 1933. 4. United States–Politics and government–19th century. I. John, Richard R., 1959– II. Journal of policy history. III. Series. HC105.R85 2006 330.973’05–dc22 2006003522 Copyright © 2006 The Pennsylvania State University All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America Published by The Pennsylvania State University Press, University Park, PA 16802-1003 The Pennsylvania State University Press is a member of the Association of American University Presses. It is the policy of The Pennsylvania State University Press to use acid-free paper. Publications on uncoated stock satisfy the minimum requirements of American National Standard for Information Sciences—Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48–1992. ...

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