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- catalog abstract "[This book] examines American business and economic history, paying close attention to the structures and relationships between individuals and public policy that have resulted in such unprecedented wealth creation. Crammed into this survey of trends in the American economy since the 1600s are dozens of snapshots of individual entrepreneurs. The story is often the same: Aged, sick, bankrupt, down on their luck, American entrepreneurs rarely came from the fortunate strata of society but instead overcame obstacles with a matchless determination that is inspirational to all people, whether in business or in other careers. While individuals accounted for the critical breakthroughs in the American economy, [this book] also pays attention to both government policy and economic thought of the day. Long-standing, but quite erroneous, myths are debunked, including the notions that the Great Depression was caused by business failures or that the 1980s were a "decade of greed." What emerges is a story of businesses and people, of victory over impressive obstacles, and of the resulting tide of prosperity that has made the American economy the envy of the world. -Back cover.".
- catalog contributor b11791534.
- catalog coverage "United States Commerce History.".
- catalog created "c2000.".
- catalog date "2000".
- catalog date "c2000.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2000.".
- catalog description "Entrepreneurs, the essence of enterprise -- European settlement and business enterprise in the New World -- Entrepreneurs in the new nation, 1787-1840 -- Entrepreneurial explosion, 1820-1850 -- Rise of managers, 1850-1880 -- Entrepreneurs in an age of upheaval, 1850-1880 -- Business under attack, populists, progressives, and the image of business, 1870-1920 -- Emergence of a consumer market, business from 1900-1920 -- Deliverance and despair, 1920-1939 -- From villains to victors, business in war and post-war America, 1940-1960 -- Business's winter of discontent, 1960-1979 -- Business in renaissance, 1980-1995 -- Neural networks and new markets, the 1990s and the twenty-first century -- Enterprising spirit, reprise.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "[This book] examines American business and economic history, paying close attention to the structures and relationships between individuals and public policy that have resulted in such unprecedented wealth creation. Crammed into this survey of trends in the American economy since the 1600s are dozens of snapshots of individual entrepreneurs. The story is often the same: Aged, sick, bankrupt, down on their luck, American entrepreneurs rarely came from the fortunate strata of society but instead overcame obstacles with a matchless determination that is inspirational to all people, whether in business or in other careers. While individuals accounted for the critical breakthroughs in the American economy, [this book] also pays attention to both government policy and economic thought of the day. Long-standing, but quite erroneous, myths are debunked, including the notions that the Great Depression was caused by business failures or that the 1980s were a "decade of greed." What emerges is a story of businesses and people, of victory over impressive obstacles, and of the resulting tide of prosperity that has made the American economy the envy of the world. -Back cover.".
- catalog extent "xvi, 599 p. :".
- catalog identifier "0155084550".
- catalog issued "2000".
- catalog issued "c2000.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Fort Worth, TX : Harcourt College Publishers,".
- catalog spatial "United States Commerce History.".
- catalog spatial "United States".
- catalog subject "338.70973 T".
- catalog subject "Business enterprises United States History.".
- catalog subject "Businesspeople United States History.".
- catalog subject "Entrepreneurship History.".
- catalog subject "HC103 .S385 2000".
- catalog subject "Industries United States History.".
- catalog tableOfContents "Entrepreneurs, the essence of enterprise -- European settlement and business enterprise in the New World -- Entrepreneurs in the new nation, 1787-1840 -- Entrepreneurial explosion, 1820-1850 -- Rise of managers, 1850-1880 -- Entrepreneurs in an age of upheaval, 1850-1880 -- Business under attack, populists, progressives, and the image of business, 1870-1920 -- Emergence of a consumer market, business from 1900-1920 -- Deliverance and despair, 1920-1939 -- From villains to victors, business in war and post-war America, 1940-1960 -- Business's winter of discontent, 1960-1979 -- Business in renaissance, 1980-1995 -- Neural networks and new markets, the 1990s and the twenty-first century -- Enterprising spirit, reprise.".
- catalog title "The entrepreneurial adventure : a history of business in the United States / Larry Schweikart.".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".