Rum and Axes: The Rise of a Connecticut Merchant Family, 1795-1850
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Janet Siskind goes back to the beginnings of industrial capitalism in the United States to better understand the formation of the country's capitalist culture. She studies the papers and letters of three generations of the Watkinson family. The stories of their lives demonstrate how merchants amassed the capital to become industrial entrepreneurs, organized factories and private corporations, and constructed philanthropic and cultural institutions...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0801489202
ISBN13:9780801489204
Release Date:March 2004
Publisher:Cornell University Press
Length:191 Pages
Weight:0.60 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 5.9" x 9.2"
Age Range:18 years and up
Grade Range:Postsecondary and higher
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