Download or read book Merchants & Empire written by Cathy D. Matson and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 480 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Throughout the 17th and 18th centuries, the port of New Amsterdam--later New York--bustled with the activity of emergingcapitalism. MERCHANTS AND EMPIRE examines the attitudes and practices of New York's merchants and traders and offers vivid descriptions of their New York City environs. A compelling look at early America and old New York, sure to interest students and scholars of economic history. 12 illustrations.