Proprietary Capitalism
Subtitle: The Textile Manufacture at Philadelphia, 18001885
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: January 27, 1984
Language: eng
Format: Hardcover
Number of pages: 448
ISBN-13: 9780521252454
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Philadelphia; Textile And Clothing Industries (Economic Aspects); Business & Economics; Business/Economics; USA; History / United States / 19th Century; Textile industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century; Economic History; 19th century; History; Pennsylvania; Textile industry
First sentence: In January 1880, a company of men, aimed at accumulation and in business on an "individual footing," gathered to banquet and plan the affairs of an association they had recently formed.