Address On The Means Of Opening New Sources Of Wealth For The Northern States - Softcover

Edmond Charles Genet

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0461655284 ISBN 13: 9780461655285

Publisher: HardPress, 2020

Synopsis

Address On The Means Of Opening New Sources Of Wealth For The Northern States: Delivered On The 19Th October, 1821, Before The Agricultural Society Of The County Of Rensselaer, And The Public Attending Their Proceedings by Edmond Charles Genet. This historical economic address, delivered before the Rensselaer Agricultural Society in 1821, advocates a shift toward greater domestic production and value-adding within the northern states. Genet analyzes the interdependence of agriculture, commerce, and manufacture, arguing that the United States must reduce dependence on foreign imports by developing home-grown sources of wealth. He emphasizes wool, hemp, and flax as strategic staples and details policies, practices, and technologies to improve their yields and processing. The work includes an Appendix with practical guidance on Merino wool breeding (via Livingston), flax and hemp cultivation (via Pomeroy and other correspondents), and modern methods for dressing and preparing these fibers, as well as notes on forest products, tanning, and other natural resources. The text embodies early 19th-century American economic nationalism and calls for institutional support for agricultural innovation and domestic industry.

Edition details

• Publisher: HardPress
• Publication date: 2020
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0461655284
• ISBN 13: 9780461655285
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 70