Brahmin Capitalism
Author | : Noam Maggor |
Publisher | : Harvard University Press |
Total Pages | : 299 |
Release | : 2017-01-01 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780674971462 |
ISBN-13 | : 0674971469 |
Rating | : 4/5 (62 Downloads) |
Download or read book Brahmin Capitalism written by Noam Maggor and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2017-01-01 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Noam Maggor shows how the moneyed elite in Gilded Age Boston leveraged their wealth to forge transcontinental networks of commodities, labor, and transportation. With the decline of cotton-based textile manufacturing, these gentleman bankers found new business opportunities in the mines, railroads, and industries of the Great West.