Reviews for Quantity and Quiddity: Essays in U. S. Economic History

The average rating for Quantity and Quiddity: Essays in U. S. Economic History based on 2 reviews is 3 stars.

Review # 1 was written on 2016-09-23 00:00:00 Dennis Ward A history of Texas told from the perspective of the developing of the city of Fort Worth out of a frontier fort and the Stockyards that became the core of the culture of Texas Cattle Ranching. The author includes an introduction to all the major ranch personalities, and covers the cowboy culture. I was familiar with Many of these names. I grew up near the Santa Rosa Ranch, part of the original Wilbarger land, in the county named after one of the ranching pioneers and entrepreneurs who was involved in the development of the Stockyards of Fort Worth. The Santa Roundup is a huge annual rodeo held on the Wilbarger Ranch. A history of Texas told from the perspective of the developing of the city of Fort Worth out of a frontier fort and the Stockyards that became the core of the culture of Texas Cattle Ranching. The author includes an introduction to all the major ranch personalities, and covers the cowboy culture. He has a very informative section on the major ranch brands. The book begins with the story of the Chisholm Trail, over which millions of head of Texas cattle were herded overland about 400 miles from Fort Worth to Abilene, Kansas, before the establishment of the Fort Worth Stockyards. He has a very informative section on the major ranch brands. The book begins with the story of the Chisholm Trail, over which millions of head of Texas cattle were herded overland about 400 miles from Fort Worth to Abilene, Kansas, before the establishment of the Fort Worth Stockyards.

Review # 2 was written on 2020-10-07 00:00:00 Tracy Dalglish This is indeed a short history, and it gave me what I was looking for while browsing at Hodges Figgis my last full day in Dublin: a brief overview of Irish history that wouldn't add too many pages to my backlog of books to read. The most interesting thing about this history was that Coohill takes great pains to show you alternative takes on major events. Each chapter ends with an "Interpretations" section telling you how different schools of historical thought, over the years, have portrayed, for example, the English response to the Irish famine. That part's especially useful if you've just been traveling in Ireland, because the Irish tour guides (understandably) paint England in the harshest light in regards to the famine. Coohill gives some balance. The book's brevity (again, what I was looking for) means that a lot of the spice of history -- the individual personalities, the scenes in battle or in political debate -- get cut in favor of broad strokes. That can make things a little dry, but I don't know how you avoid that trade-off in something so intentionally short. It delivers what it promises.