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Banks and Politics in America

Bray Hammond

Banks and Politics in America (1957) (ISBN 0691005532) is a book by Bray Hammond, which describes the differences in banking and politics in the United States between the American Revolution and the Civil War period. The book was awarded the 1958 Pulitzer Prize for History.

HistoryAmerican History · medium confidenceAmerican History81 signalsLlm Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: American History -> American HistoryKeyword Classifier: Politics & Government -> Politics & GovernmentAmerican PoliticsPresidency & Executive PowerConstitutional History

Award History

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AwardYearResultCategory / Notes
Pulitzer Prize in HistoryMajor1958FinalistSecondary source
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  1. 01 Central figures

    None extracted with sufficient confidence.

  2. 02 Central places

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    These suggestions did not meet the normal display threshold and are more likely to be wrong.

    • United States60%

  3. 03 Suggested argument

    The differences in banking and politics in the United States changed between the American Revolution period and the Civil War period.

    Model confidence 60%

  4. 04 Reading orientation

    45 / 100 academic

    Trade / academic crossover

    An estimate of intended readership and scholarly apparatus—not quality or importance.

Confidence percentages are the model's own estimates. Profile confidence: 62%.