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History of the Great American Fortunes: Volume 1

Gustuvas Myers
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Duration
8h 57m
Year
2024
Language
English
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing

About

“History of the Great American Fortunes”, Volume One of Three Volumes by Gustavus Myers. Charles H. Kerr 1909.

Note-This book is 'read as written. It was published in 1889.

Contents:
Preface
Part I: Conditions in Colonial and Settlement Times
Chapter:
I. The Great Proprietary Estates
II. The Sway of the Landgraves
III. The Rise of the Trading Class
IV. The Shipping Fortunes
V. The Shippers and Their Times
VI. Girard-The Richest of the Shippers
Part II: The Great Land Fortunes
I. The Origin of Huge City Estates
II. The Inception of the Astor Fortune
III. The Growth of the Astor Fortune
IV. The Ramifications of the Astor Fortune
V. The Momentum of the Astor Fortune
VI. The Propulsion of the Astor Fortune
VII. The Climax of the Astor Fortune
VIII. Other Land Fortunes Considered
IX. The Field Fortune in Extenso
X. Further Vistas of the Field Fortune

Related Subjects

  • General (History)
  • History
  • Adult Nonfiction
  • General (United States)
  • United States

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Gustuvas MyersAuthor
Joseph TablerReader