Proprietary Capitalism
Subtitle: The Textile Manufacture at Philadelphia, 18001885
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: October 30, 2003
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 445
ISBN-13: 9780521521352
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Textile & fibre technology; c 1800 to c 1900; Economic History; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Pennsylvania; USA; Industries - General; Business & Economics / Economic History; Business & Economics-Industries - General; History / United States / 19th Century; Textile industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia-; Textile industry--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History--19th century
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.