Yankee Merchants and the Making of the Urban West
Subtitle: The Rise and Fall of Antebellum St. Louis (Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Modern History)
Edition: New Ed edition
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Published: September 12, 2002
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 284
ISBN-13: 9780521522359
Subjects: American history: c 1800 to c 1900; Economic History; Business & Economics; Business / Economics / Finance; Business/Economics; Missouri; North Central & Mid-West states; United States - State & Local - General; Business & Economics / Economic History; History / United States / 19th Century; History-United States - State & Local - General; Saint Louis (Mo.)--Economic conditions
First sentence: This study examines the forces that shaped the growth of western cities in antebellum America.