The Woolen Industry of the Midwest /

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Through the study of a regional industry, the book illustrates the impact of an expanding national market on a previously isolated market, offering new insights into a pioneer industry in the West and into the business methods and procedures of the time. The book discusses the growth of a myriad of...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autor principal: Crockett, Norman L. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, [1970]
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Temas:
Woolen goods industry.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI)
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
Lainages > Industrie > Midwest (États-Unis)
Woolen goods industry > Middle West.
Middle West.
Electronic books.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Through the study of a regional industry, the book illustrates the impact of an expanding national market on a previously isolated market, offering new insights into a pioneer industry in the West and into the business methods and procedures of the time. The book discusses the growth of a myriad of small processing and manufacturing plants which drew raw materials from, and geared production and sales to that local economy, enjoying as they did, protection from eastern competitors who were saddled with high freight rates. The book demonstrates that once urbanization occurred in the region, bri.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (176 pages): illustrations
ISBN:9780813162584

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