Guide to the American Economy, 1607-2007 is a new, comprehensive and detailed economic history divided into seven chronolgical chapters that would total more than 400 pages in a print edition. In additional to exhaustive factual content, scholarly debates about the economic origins of the Constitution, causes of the Great Depression, causes of the Great Recession (which began in December 2007) and other issues are thoroughly aired. The Index is keyed to numbered paragraphs for ready reference. This is by far the most thorough and complete survey of the American economy available.