A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise - Merchants and Economic Development in Revolutionary Philadelphia

Author(s): Thomas M. Doerflinger

USA, Canada

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.


 

Good condition. Name inscribed at top of first page.


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General Fields

  • : 9780393956955
  • : W. W. Norton & Company Limited
  • : 0.41
  • : 01 December 1987
  • : {"length"=>["19.6"], "width"=>["13.3"], "units"=>["Centimeters"]}
  • : books

Special Fields

  • : Thomas M. Doerflinger
  • : Paperback
  • : 380.109
  • : 413
  • : Yes - b&w