A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise

A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise
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Publisher : UNC Press Books
Total Pages : 430
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ISBN-10 : 9780807839386
ISBN-13 : 0807839388
Rating : 4/5 (388 Downloads)

Book Synopsis A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise by : Thomas M. Doerflinger

Download or read book A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise written by Thomas M. Doerflinger and published by UNC Press Books. This book was released on 2012-12-01 with total page 430 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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.


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