Author : Thomas M. Doerflinger
Release : 2012-12-01
Genre : Business & Economics
Kind : eBook
Book Rating : 388/5 ( reviews)
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. This book was released on 2012-12-01. 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.