New Resource - The Making of the Modern Economy

The Making of the Modern Economy: Goldsmiths'-Kress Library of Economic Literature 1450-1850" 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.

Combined with its sister database, "Making of Modern Law" these two resources provide the essential documents that outline the creation of modern society. From women's rights, slavery, philosophy, to technology its all here.