Author | : Thomas M. Doerflinger |
Publisher | : UNC Press Books |
Total Pages | : 430 |
Release | : 2012-12-01 |
Genre | : Business & Economics |
ISBN | : |
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.