| A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise: Merchants and Economic Development in Revolutionary Philadelphia Contributor(s): Doerflinger, Thomas M. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0807849464 ISBN-13: 9780807849460 Publisher: Omohundro Institute and University of North C OUR PRICE: $52.25 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: February 2001 Annotation: A social, economic, and political study of Philadelphia merchants, this study presents both the spirit and statistics of merchant life. Doerflinger studies the Philadelphia merchant community from three perspectives: their commercial world, their confrontation with the Revolution and its aftermath, and their role in diversifying the local economy. The analysis of entrepreneurship dominates the study and challenges long-standing assumptions about American economic history. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Economic History - Business & Economics | Commerce - History | United States - Revolutionary Period (1775-1800) |
| Dewey: 380.109 |
| LCCN: 84028036 |
| Series: Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early American Histo |
| Physical Information: 1.02" H x 6.04" W x 9.14" (1.47 lbs) 430 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: A social, economic, and political study of Philadelphia merchants, this study presents both the spirit and statistics of merchant life. Doerflinger studies the Philadelphia merchant community from three perspectives: their commercial world, their confrontation with the Revolution and its aftermath, and their role in diversifying the local economy. The analysis of entrepreneurship dominates the study and challenges long-standing assumptions about American economic history. |