The rise of big business, 1860-1920 / Glenn Porter.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Porter, Glenn, author.

Series:

American history series (Arlington Heights, Ill.)

American History Series

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Big business--United States--History.

Big business.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (176 p.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

Wheeling, Illinois : Harlan Davidson, Inc., 2006.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The fundamental and explosive changes in the U.S. economy and its business system from 1860 to 1920 continue to fascinate and engage historians, economists, and sociologists. While many disagreements persist about the motivations of the actors, most scholars roughly agree on the central shifts in technologies and markets that called forth big business. Recent scholarship, however, has revealed important new insights into the changing cultural values and sensibilities of Americans who lived during the time, on women in business, on the ties between the emerging corporations and other American

Contents:

Cover ; Title Page ; Copyright ; Foreword ; Contents ; Preface to the Third Edition ; Chapter One: What is Big Business? ; Chapter Two: The Appearance and Spread of Big Business ; The Advent of Industrialization ; Pioneers in Big Business: The Railroads ; Preconditions for Big Business ; Vertical Growth ; Horizontal Growth ; The Great Merger Wave ; Chapter Three: Corporate Triumph: "Capitalistic, Centralizing, and Mechanical" ; Bibliographical Essay ; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-118-81869-5

OCLC:

890072013