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The Age of Big Business

Author
Burton J. Hendrick
Series
Business Library
Language
English
Length
102 pages
ISBN
9781910343166
Published
15 May 2014
Imprint
The Big Nest
  • business
  • big business
  • united states
  • USA
  • corporate rise
  • US development
  • superpower
  • strategy
  • history

Description

The Age of Big Business, written by triple Pulitzer Prize winner Burton Jesse Hendrick using a series of individual biographies, as an enthusiastic look at the foundation of the corporation in America and the rapid rise of the United States as a world power.

Author

Burton J. Hendrick (1870–1949) was an American biographer and historian whose books mapped the rise of modern business and public life in the United States. The Age of Big Business examines how industry, finance, and corporate power reshaped the nation after the Civil War. Hendrick wrote with narrative drive and documentary detail, making economic history readable for a wide audience.