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From Dependency to Independence: Economic Revolution in Colonial New England. By Margaret Ellen Newell. Cornell University Press: Ithaca, 1998. 329 pp. illus. $39.95 (hardcover)
On the tenth anniversary of Margaret Ellen Newell's path-breaking book, her work still stands as an exemplary piece of economic history. Using strong, compelling writing, Newell crafts a highly readable book about the development of the economic life and character of New England. Throughout, Newell successfully addresses interesting questions. Why is culture an important aspect of economic history? What aspects or attributes of culture are important to understanding economic history? Newell argues that social relations and institutions made up important aspects of economic development in New England.
The book is amply sourced and illustrated. The citations are clear, many referring to key works in...