American Entrepreneur vividly illustrates the history of business in the United States from the point of view of the enterprising men and women who made it happen. Weaving together vivid narrative with economic analysis, the book recounts fascinating successes and failures of our nation's entrepreneurs.
American Entrepreneur vividly illustrates the history of business in the United States from the point of view of the enterprising men and women who made it happen. Weaving together vivid narrative with economic analysis, the book recounts fascinating successes and failures of our nation's entrepreneurs.
LARRY SCHWEIKART, PH.D. (Centerville, OH), a history professor at the University of Dayton, is the author or coauthor of many books, including A Patriot's History of the United States and 48 Liberal Lies About American History.
Inhaltsangabe
CONTENTS Preface vii 1 Entrepreneurs: The Essence of Enterprise 1 2 European Settlement and Business Enterprise in the New World 23 3 Entrepreneurs in the New Nation: 1787-1840 53 4 The Entrepreneurial Explosion: 1820-1850 81 5 The Rise of Managers: 1850-1880 114 6 Entrepreneurs in the Age of Upheaval: 1850-1880 151 7 The Big Business Backlash: 1870-1920 189 8 The Emergence of a Consumer Market: 1880-1920 231 9 Deliverance and Despair: 1920-1939 273 10 Business in War and Postwar America: 1940-1960 311 11 Business's Winter of Discontent: 1960-1982 346 12 Business in Renaissance: 1982-1989 375 13 The New Economy: The 1990s 408 14 Americans and the Global Market 437 Epilogue: The Recession Returns 461 Notes 465 Index 519
CONTENTS Preface vii 1 Entrepreneurs: The Essence of Enterprise 1 2 European Settlement and Business Enterprise in the New World 23 3 Entrepreneurs in the New Nation: 1787-1840 53 4 The Entrepreneurial Explosion: 1820-1850 81 5 The Rise of Managers: 1850-1880 114 6 Entrepreneurs in the Age of Upheaval: 1850-1880 151 7 The Big Business Backlash: 1870-1920 189 8 The Emergence of a Consumer Market: 1880-1920 231 9 Deliverance and Despair: 1920-1939 273 10 Business in War and Postwar America: 1940-1960 311 11 Business's Winter of Discontent: 1960-1982 346 12 Business in Renaissance: 1982-1989 375 13 The New Economy: The 1990s 408 14 Americans and the Global Market 437 Epilogue: The Recession Returns 461 Notes 465 Index 519
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