Encyclopedia Of American Business History (Almanacs of American Life) 2 vol. set.pdf (Facts on File)

Provides detailed coverage of America's business history, from the Hudson fur trade to the Internet. More than 400 entries profile corporate titans and tycoons, Wall Street wizards, industry leaders, and major events and institutions of American business - spanning the period after American independence.

From School Library Journal
Grade 9 Up–More than 400 entries describe major events, institutions, and individuals involved in the evolution of modern business since the American Revolution. Each entry is written in a lively, informative style and is followed by a short bibliography. Cross- and see also referencing allow thorough utilization of this encyclopedia. Up-to-date topics include Enron Corporation and Oprah Winfrey and are comprehensive enough to include farming. Enticing biographical sketches portray individuals who were/are self-educated, college graduates, lucky, but, most importantly, assiduous workers. Complex economic and financial processes are thoroughly explained, thus rendering this set useful for beginning business students. The volumes include average-quality, black-and-white photographs, occasional maps, a chronology, and 15 primary documents that trace business highlights from the Hudson's Bay Company Charter, 1670, to United States v. Microsoft, 2000. It should be noted that John Adams, not Theodore Roosevelt, was president during the passage of the Sedition Act of 1798.–Patricia Ann Owens, Wabash Valley College, Mt. Carmel, IL

Publisher: Facts on File (January 1, 2006)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0816043507
ISBN-13: 978-0816043507