Download or read book Education for the Mercantile Counting House written by Terry K. Sheldahl and published by Routledge Library Editions: Accounting History. This book was released on 2022-02-15 with total page 434 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1989, surveys higher education in preparation for business careers, particularly the fledgling profession of accounting. Examining the origins of English schooling for merchants, it brings to light articles and writers from the eighteenth century who proposed a liberal education for business - a key part of the development of the history of accounting.