Building the Empire State

Informationen zum Autor Brian Phillips Murphy teaches history at Baruch College. Klappentext Brian Phillips Murphy teaches history at Baruch College. Zusammenfassung Focusing on the state of New York! home to the first American banks! utilities! canals! and transportation infrastructure projects! Building the Empire State examines the origins of American capitalism by tracing how and why business corporations were first introduced into the economy of the early republic. Inhaltsverzeichnis Note on Banking Terms Introduction. Strength in Structure Chapter 1. "The Most Dangerous and Effectual Engine of Power" Chapter 2. "An Enlarged American Scale" Chapter 3. "A Very Convenient Instrument" Chapter 4. "To Occupy All Points" Chapter 5. "If We Must Have War or a Canal, I Am in Favor of the Canal" Conclusion. Corporate Political Economy Notes Index Acknowledgments

Autorentext
Brian Phillips Murphy teaches history at Baruch College.

Klappentext
Brian Phillips Murphy teaches history at Baruch College.

Zusammenfassung
Focusing on the state of New York, home to the first American banks, utilities, canals, and transportation infrastructure projects, Building the Empire State examines the origins of American capitalism by tracing how and why business corporations were first introduced into the economy of the early republic.

Inhalt
Note on Banking Terms
Introduction. Strength in Structure
Chapter 1. "The Most Dangerous and Effectual Engine of Power"
Chapter 2. "An Enlarged American Scale"
Chapter 3. "A Very Convenient Instrument"
Chapter 4. "To Occupy All Points"
Chapter 5. "If We Must Have War or a Canal, I Am in Favor of the Canal"
Conclusion. Corporate Political Economy
Notes
Index
Acknowledgments

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