Title: American business history
Authors: Krooss, Herman Edward, 1912-1975.; Gilbert, Charles, 1913-; Chandler, Alfred D. 1918-2007,; Gilbert, Charles, 1913-
Publisher: Prentice-Hall
Year: 1972
Subjects: United States Commerce History.
Contents: Introduction -- The Beginnings of Colonial Business -- The Rise of the Merchant -- The Transition From the Merchant to the Manufacturer, 1780-1850 -- Business Problems in the Early Nineteenth Century -- Distribution and other early Nineteenth Century Problems -- The Appearance of Big Business, 1850-1900 -- Government, Labor, and Profits -- Business Competition and the Merger Movement -- Two Cases in Late Nineteenth Century Manufacutring (United States Steel and Standard Oil) -- Domestic Trade and Finance -- Big Business becomes a reality -- Some problems of Professional Management -- Profits, Prices, and Labor in the Twentieth Century -- The Automobile Industry as a case history of Twentieth Century Business -- Business and Society.