A Pioneer Merchant of St. Louis 1810-1820 : : The Business Career of Christian Wilt / / Sister Marietta Jennings.
Presents an account of Christian Wilt, a pioneer merchant of St. Louis shortly after the Louisiana Territory had been purchased. Looks at the years between 1810 and 1820 and the role of a business man to the growth and development of pioneer life.
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter CUP eBook Package Archive 1898-1999 (pre Pub) |
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| Place / Publishing House: | New York, NY : : Columbia University Press, , [1939] ©1939 |
| Year of Publication: | 1939 |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Studies in History, Economics, and Public Law ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- Preface
- Contents
- I. A Western Mercantile Adventure
- II. St. Louis and Its Early Merchants
- III. Merchandising on the Frontier, 1810-1812
- IV. Progress in Lead Manufacture
- V. War-Time Experiments
- VI. Problems in Transportation
- VII. Trade During the War Years
- VIII. Post-War Readjustments
- Bibliography
- Index