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Inheritance on the Maturing Frontier: Butler County, Ohio, 1803-1865

In: Long-Term Factors in American Economic Growth

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  • William Newell, 1986. "Inheritance on the Maturing Frontier: Butler County, Ohio, 1803-1865," NBER Chapters, in: Long-Term Factors in American Economic Growth, pages 261-304, National Bureau of Economic Research, Inc.
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