Merchants of Independence
Subtitle: international trade on the Santa Fe Trail, 1827/1860
By: William Patrick O'Brien
Publisher: Truman State University Press
Published: 2014
Place of publication: Kirksville, Missouri
Language: eng
Number of pages: 211
ISBN-13: 9781612480909; 9781612480916
Subjects: Commerce; History; Merchants; International trade; Foreign economic relations
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 183-187) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction: Independence and international trade; title: Western Missouri : the beginning of a trade with Mexico; title: The town of Independence; title: The trade; title: Contracts and conflict; title: The trade and its people; title: McCoy, Waldo & Smith : a case study in international trade; title: Conclusion: Independence's place in the world : community, society, and international trade.