Amazon.com description: Product Description: Douglas, Charles H.J. The Financial History of Massachusetts: From the Organization of the Massachusetts Bay Company to the American Revolution. New York: The University Faculty of Political Science of Columbia College, 1891. Studies in History, Economics and Public Law, Volume 1, Number 4. 148 pp. Reprinted 2005 by The Lawbook Exchange, Ltd. ISBN-13: 978-1-58477-572-0. ISBN-10: 1-58477-572-6. Cloth. $65. * Douglas divides the history of Massachusetts into two periods, each with distinct financial characteristics: "the period of her dependency on the British crown, and period of her membership in the American union" (12). Each of these periods is divided once again, resulting in a four-part model of her financial history. Originally published in the series Studies in History, Economics and Public Law edited by the Political Science Faculty of Columbia University, this title is a valuable for its insights into the socio-economic foundations of Massachusetts society.