[PDF.94rp] Investing in Life (Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia)

Investing in Life (Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia)

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||3 of 3 people found the following review helpful.| For Your Life|By Jim Schmidt|Many thanks to Johns Hopkins University Press for the review copy

I was interested in reading this book as it represents a unique intersection of so many of my interests in 19th century history, all in one volume - corporate history of well known companies (such as New York Life, Met Life, etc); slavery, Civil War, medicine, crime, and mo| ||"A well-written, well-argued book that makes a number of important contributions to the history of business and capitalism in antebellum America." (Sean H. Vanatta Common-Place)

|"An intriguing, instructive history of the establishment and d

Investing in Life considers the creation and expansion of the American life insurance industry from its early origins in the 1810s through the 1860s and examines how its growth paralleled and influenced the emergence of the middle class.Using the economic instability of the period as her backdrop, Sharon Ann Murphy also analyzes changing roles for women; the attempts to adapt slavery to an urban, industrialized setting; the rise of statistical thinking; and efforts to...

You can specify the type of files you want, for your device.Investing in Life (Studies in Early American Economy and Society from the Library Company of Philadelphia)   |  Sharon A. Murphy. Which are the reasons I like to read books. Great story by a great author.

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