Douglas Steeples

Advocate for American Enterprise (eBook, PDF)

William Buck Dana and the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, 1865-1910

• Format: PDF

Produktbeschreibung

In 1865, William Buck Dana, working a bold new departure in American journalism, established the nation's first business weekly, the Commercial and Financial Chronicle, in the country's commercial nerve center, New York City. As its publisher and editor, he became the nation's most influential reporter and commentator on business and finance, playing a major role in creating a national and international economy. Unequaled as a comprehensive and reliable source of business news, Dana's Chronicle has become a critical source for studying 19th century business history. This book is a study of Dana the man, his ideas, and their importance. Divided into three sections, the book considers Dana's formative years, his career, and his later life. The book then turns to the main themes conveyed in the Chronicle's editorial content, allowing the reader to imaginatively reconstruct Dana's mental world. Comments on Dana's and his paper's importance and influence are also included. While enlarging our understanding of Dana, the Chronicle, and economic thought of the time, Advocate for American Enterprise will enhance our understanding of this critically important era.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bloomsbury Publishing Inc
• Seitenzahl: 272
• Altersempfehlung: ab 7 Jahre
• Erscheinungstermin: 30. November 2001
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9780313075810
• Artikelnr.: 68528008

Autorenporträt

DOUGLAS STEEPLES is Professor of History and Dean at Mercer University. His primary research interest is the American West and U.S. business history after the Civil War. His most recent book is Democracy in Desperation (Greenwood, 1998).

Inhaltsangabe

Preface Meteorology Today Meteorology Technology Meteorology and Society
Unsolved Problems, Unanswered Questions Biographies Career Information
Statistics and Data Selected Reprints, Documents, and Reports Professional
Societies and Research Organizations Print and Electronic Resources
Glossary Index