A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise Merchants and Economic Development in Revolutionary Philadelphia |
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| Author:
| Doerflinger, Thomas M. |
| Series title: | Published for the Omohundro Institute of Early American History and Culture, Williamsburg, Virginia Ser. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4696-0127-4 |
| Publication Date: | Dec 2012 |
| Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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| Book Format: | Digital (delivered electronically) |
| List Price: | AUD $139.00 |
Book Description:
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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.
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.