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The business of America / John Steele Gordon.
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks HC 103 .G67 2001
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Gordon, John Steele.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- United States--Economic conditions.
- United States.
- Business enterprises--United States--History.
- Business enterprises.
- Businesspeople--United States--History.
- Businesspeople.
- Economic history.
- Genre:
- History.
- Physical Description:
- xiii, 285 pages ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : Walker & Company, ©2001.
- Summary:
- "For more than ten years, John Steele Gordon has written the widely read "The Business of America" column in American Heritage magazine. Marked by a combination of erudition, wit, and eloquence, Gordon's stories have celebrated the high points, and occasional low points, in the history of business in this country, from colonial days to the present. Now, the best of his mini-histories have been gathered in one volume. As much as each stands on its own, together they gain in significance as they go beyond mere business to present an intriguing lens on the broad sweep of American history."--Jacket.
- Contents:
- The early days of the American dream
- Farming and food
- Manufacturing and mining
- Transportation
- Banking
- The business of war
- Business and government
- Retailing and real estate
- The telegraph, telephone, and television
- After hours.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 263-271) and index.
- ISBN:
- 0802713831
- 9780802713834
- 0802776353
- 9780802776358
- OCLC:
- 45799321
- Online:
- Booknotes episode and transcript Program air date: September 23, 2001
- Contributor biographical information
- Publisher description
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