Dream and Thought in the Business Community 1860-1900 - Hardcover

Kirkland, Edward Chase

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 080140228X ISBN 13: 9780801402289

Publisher: Cornell University Press, 1956

Synopsis

The great age of American entrepreneurship produced the “robber barons,” men who exercised an enormous influence on the nation's psychology. What these men thought―or thought they thought―is the subject of Mr. Kirkland's original and provocative book. Immersing himself in the statements and writings of businessmen of the era, he explores their views of the social and economic scene, their interest in higher education, and their unease with wasteful and inefficient government. In distilling their dreams and thought, Mr. Kirkland does not pass judgment on whether their actions measured up to their words. "Kirkland's book demonstrates that history can be provocative and even colorful when written with urbanity rather than partisanship....His book deserves widespread attention by historians and businessmen alike."―American Historical Review. "Brightly written and thoughtful...a stimulating integration of economic and social history."―Journal of American History.

About this title

About the Author:

Edward Chase Kirkland (1894–1975), historian and economist, taught at Bowdin College for three decades. His other books include Business in the Gilded Age and A History of American Economic Life.

Review:

Brightly written and thoughtful.... A stimulating integration of economic and social history. (Journal of American History)

Kirkland's book deserves widespread attention by historians and business men alike. (American Historical Review)

Interesting and well-written. (The Christian Science Monitor)

About this edition

• Publisher: Cornell University Press
• Publication date: 1956
• ISBN 10: 080140228X
• ISBN 13: 9780801402289
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 184