Federalist tycoon : the life and times of Israel Thorndike / Timothy H. Kistner.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kistner, Timothy H., author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Thorndike, Israel, 1755-1832.

Thorndike, Israel.

Merchants--United States--Biography.

Merchants.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (188 p.)

Place of Publication:

Lanham, [Maryland] : University Press of America, Inc., 2015.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

<span><span>After the War of 1812, Thorndike concluded his career as the leading venture capitalist financing the early Industrial Revolution. Sadly, his story is little known. </span><span style=""font-style:italic;"">Federalist Tycoon </span><span>pulls Thorndike's life and career from the shadows and fully examines his impact on American economic development.</span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span><br /><span><span> </span></span>

Contents:

Contents; List of Illustrations; Acknowledgments; Prologue; 1 A Colonial Childhood, 1755-1775; 2 Revolution and Riches, 1775-1792; 3 The Wealthy Merchant, 1792-1802; 4 War Again, 1802-1807; 5 Embargo and Politics, 1807-1812; 6 I Would Spend All My Wealth, 1812-1815; 7 New Horizons, 1815-1820; 8 Final Years of an Industrialist, 1821-1832; Bibliography; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed May 15, 2015).

Other Format:

Print version: Kistner, Timothy H. Federalist tycoon : the life and times of Israel Thorndike.

ISBN:

0-7618-6570-5

0-7618-6571-3