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One hundred voices for a century of trade.A landmark source of commerce.Edited by Chauncey M. Depew, this historical trade anthology gathers one hundred original articles by one hundred Americans that chronicle the practical development of the various branches of trade in the United States 1795-1895 and show the magnitude of the nation’s financial and commercial institutions. The collection maps the interaction between invention and enterprise as industrial revolution America reshaped production, transport and credit; it is both an accessible narrative of American commerce history and a serious nineteenth century business resource, tracing the financial institutions growth that underwrote expanding markets. With its chronological table of important events of American commerce and invention, the volume functions as an indispensable business history reference and as part of any economic history collection: lively first-hand perspectives for casual readers, and primary material for researchers and historians.As a contemporary compendium the volume carries literary and historical significance: contributors record debates, policies and commercial practice that helped form the commercial architecture of the modern United States, making it essential reading for students of commercial history USA and the broader economic development united states. Collectors of classic literature and fans of Chauncey Depew works will value the range of voices and the historical immediacy preserved here. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today’s and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector’s item and a cultural treasure.Perfect for university libraries, local collections and private shelves, the book serves as a ready business history reference for coursework, lectures and comparative research into the industrial and commercial transformations of the nineteenth century. Its mixture of reportage and analysis makes the set useful to researchers and historians tracing finance, transport and industrial organisation across the United States 1795-1895. As an economic history collection it rewards repeated consultation; as a bibliophile item it complements other Chauncey Depew works and classic-literature holdings.
