Frontmatter -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Maps -- I. The Background of Settlement -- II. Land Agents and their Operations -- III. Acquisition of Land Title -- IV. The Beginnings of Farm Tenancy in the Genesee -- V. The Settlement of the Genesee Valley -- VI. Agriculture in the...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- TABLES -- CHRONOLOGY -- EDITOR ' S INTRODUCTION -- EDITOR ' SINTRODUCTION TO THE FIRST EDITION -- AUTHOR'S PREFACE -- AUTHOR'S PREFACE TO THE FIRST EDITION -- GENERAL HISTORY OF N. W. AYER & SON, INC. -- ORIGIN OF THE ADVERTISING AGENCY AND DEVELOPMENT...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- TABLES -- EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION -- AUTHOR'S PREFACE -- CHRONOLOGY -- CHAPTER I. SOURCES OF A NEW AMERICAN INDUSTRY 1850 -- CHAPTER II. SUCCESS AND FAILURE -- CHAPTER III. SALVAGING DENNISON'S ENTERPRISE -- CHAPTER IV. THE GOLDEN AGE, 1859-1882 --...

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- CHAPTER I. INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER II. EARLY PROBLEMS OF PRICE AND SUPPLY -- CHAPTER III. EARLY PRICE CONTROLS -- CHAPTER IV. THE EVOLUTION OF THE PREMIUM PRICE PLAN FOR COPPER, LEAD, AND ZINC -- CHAPTER V. TECHNIQUES OF METALS PRICE CONTROL --...

Frontmatter -- Foreword -- Table of Contents. Charts. Tables -- I. The City of Northampton -- II. The Assets of the Savings Banks -- III. The Deposits of the Savings Banks -- IV. Competition Faced by the Savings Banks -- V. Other Factors Influencing the Development of the Savings Banks -- VI....

Frontmatter -- ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- MAPS -- GRAPHS -- NOTE ON DOCUMENTATION -- INTRODUCTION -- CHAPTER I. ORIGINS OF THE BURLINGTON SYSTEM -- CHAPTER II. SOUTHERN IOWA PLANS ITS RAILROAD, 1852-1856 -- CHAPTER III. CONGRESS, SECTIONALISM, AND THE LAND GRANT, 1856 --...

Frontmatter -- PREFACE -- CONTENTS -- TABLES -- INTRODUCTION -- I WAR ECONOMICS IN PEACE TIMES -- II GOVERNMENT AND BUSINESS -- III ORGANIZATION OF TRANSPORTATION -- IV CORPORATIONS -- V CARTELS -- VI INDUSTRIAL PRICE POLICY -- VII CONTROL OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND FOREIGN TRADE -- VIII FINANCIAL...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- TABLES -- CHARTS -- EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION -- AUTHOR'S PREFACE -- PART I. ROWLAND MACY'S PREPARATION 1822-1858 -- CHAPTER I. NANTUCKET TO POINTS WEST -- CHAPTER II. A COCK CROWS IN HAVERHILL -- PART II. THE FOUNDING OF MACY'S 1858-1887 -- CHAPTER III....

A detailed study of the financial history of Maine, with the goal of assisting future planning in New England states. Looks at the period between 1820 and 1936, with selected studies on taxation, public lands, and financial organizations