Economic History


Making of the Modern World: Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850

This database provides digital facsimile images on every page of 61,000 works of literature on economic and business published from 1450 through 1850. Full-text searching on more than 12 million pages provides researchers unparalleled access to this vast collection of material on commerce, finance, social conditions, politics, trade and transport. Formerly known as Making of the Modern Economy. The library also owns some of these materials in microfilm, and some in print format. To determine the library's microfilm and print holdings of Goldsmiths-Kress materials, go to NUcat, type in "goldsmiths" and "kress" in the Guided Search keyword browse, and follow the links. Please note that Making of the Modern World is accessible only to Northwestern students, faculty and staff.

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Last updated: 10/03/07