A Vigorous Spirit of Enterprise: Merchants and Economic Development in Revolutionary Philadelphia (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780807849460)

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.

Author: Thomas M. Doerflinger
ISBN-10: 0807849464
ISBN-13: 9780807849460
Publisher: Omohundro Institute and Unc Press
Language: English
Published: 02/01/2001
Pages: 430
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.47lbs
Size: 9.14h x 6.04w x 1.02d