Encyclopedia of american business history part 8 pptx

... the Embargo Act of 180 7 brought all American trade to a virtual standstill and eliminated the business of marine insurance companies during most of 180 8. With the restoration of peace in 181 5, marine ... June 1 987 ): 473– 485 . Walton, Gary M., and Hugh Rockoff. History of the American Economy , 9th ed. Stamford, Conn.: Thomson Learning, 2002. Alexander Field Insull, Sam...

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... York: Time Warner, 19 98. Merrill, Charles ( 188 5–1956) stock broker and businessman Merrill was founder and chief executive officer of Merrill Lynch & Co., the first of the financial retailers ... var- ious stages and levels of organization. The success of larger business enterprises managed by professionally trained managers became the cornerstone of American business...

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... administration, the Department of Commerce’s Office of Minor- ity Business Enterprise, and the Office of Eco- nomic Opportunity. The NNBL was unable to hold its centennial anniversary at the turn of the 21st ... 0 -81 60-4350-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. United States—Commerce History Encyclopedias. 2. Business enterprises—United States History Encyclopedias. 3. Indus- tries—Uni...

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... Papers of Alexander Hamilton. New York: Columbia University Press, 1961 -87 . 3. CONSTITUTION OF THE AMERICAN FEDERATION OF LABOR, 188 6 Charter of organization for the American Federa- tion of Labor ... 1st, 188 7. Source: Report of the Sixth Annual Session of the Federation of Organized Trades and Labor Unions of the United States and Canada. Official Archives of th...

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... 0 -81 60-4350-7 (hardcover : alk. paper) 1. United States—Commerce History Encyclopedias. 2. Business enterprises—United States History Encyclopedias. 3. Indus- tries—United States History Encyclopedias. ... Mifflin, 1 985 . Friedman, Jon, and John Meehan. House of Cards: Inside the Troubled Empire of American Express. New York: Putnam, 1992. Grossman, Peter Z. American Express: Th...

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... A History of the Bank of New York 1 784 – 188 4. New York: Bank of New York, 188 4. Nevins, Allan, ed. History of the Bank of New York & T rust Co. New York: privately published, 1934. Bank of ... Rowland. Biography of a Bank: The Story of Bank of America, 189 1–1955. New York: Harper & Bros., 1954. Johnston, Moira. Roller Coaster: The Bank of America and the F...

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... amount of trade credit offered by whole- Montage of credit card images, 1960 (LIBRARY OF CONGRESS) 88 Columbia Broadcasting System them in Connecticut with the help of Eli Whit- ney Jr., son of the ... rate of interest is charged. The general idea for credit cards originated in the 19th century as a vision of a utopian future society. In Looking Backward, 2000– 188 7, pub- lish...

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... Fr edriksen Deere, John ( 180 4– 188 6) inventor and busi- nessman Born in Vermont in 180 4, Deere’s father was British, and his mother was the daughter of a British army officer who served during the American Revolution. ... agency created in 188 7. The Financial Services Modernization Act of 1999 abolished many of the regulations found in the BANKING ACT OF 1933, and the Inter- st...

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... exports of Ameri- can sellers. The combination of the two, along with other forms of credits and guarantees, is part of American trade policy and can signifi- cantly affect the balance of payments. The ... 19 18, merging it with several other smaller canals connecting many of the lakes in the interior of the state. In addition to building the canal and serving as governor (...

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... the formation of the People’s Party. This partisan organization, aimed to free farmers from the oppression of middlemen, first ran a candidate for the presidency in 189 2. In the election of 189 6, however, ... landscape of Chicago by subsidizing several of its most famous landmarks. These included the University of Chicago, the Academy of Fine Arts, and the Field Museum of Na...

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