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Thompson, Robert T.

COLONEL JAMES NEILSON: A BUSINESS MAN OF THE EARLY MACHINE AGE IN NEWJERSEY, 1784-1862

Rutgers University Press New Brunswick 1940 359pp B&W illustrations HC A case study, from manuscript sources, in the history of American business in transition from mercantile to industrial capitalism. Neilson was interested in banking, turnpike, canal, stage and steamboat companies, development of water power and manufacturing and real estate. Concerned with promotion, investment, and policy determination rather than management. Also, influence of the business man on social and cultural life of his community. Larson 549. very good w/chipped dustjacket (hardcover)

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