John Wesley Hunt, pioneer merchant, manufacturer, and financier /

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When John Wesley Hunt came to Kentucky in 1794, his plan was to open a general store in Lexington. A canny judge of business opportunity, he soon expanded his activities and became one of the responsible figures of Kentucky banking and finance. In another kind of venture, he imported fine stallions...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Ramage, James A. (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lexington, Kentucky : The University Press of Kentucky, 2009.
Edición:Paperback edition.
Colección:Kentucky Bicentennial bookshelf.
Temas:
Hunt, John Wesley, > 1772-1849.
Capitalists and financiers > Kentucky > Biography.
Frontier and pioneer life > Kentucky.
Merchants > Kentucky > Biography.
Commerçants > Kentucky > Biographies.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS > Industries > General.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY > General.
Capitalists and financiers
Frontier and pioneer life
Merchants
Kentucky
Biographies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:When John Wesley Hunt came to Kentucky in 1794, his plan was to open a general store in Lexington. A canny judge of business opportunity, he soon expanded his activities and became one of the responsible figures of Kentucky banking and finance. In another kind of venture, he imported fine stallions from the East, significantly improving the bloodlines of thoroughbreds and trotters in the Bluegrass. John Wesley Hunt tells the story of Hunt's business exploits against the background of life in frontier Lexington. James A. Ramage reveals how his innovative solutions to the financial problems of.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (121 pages) : illustrations, portraits
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:9780813150321
0813150329

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