Nathan Trotter: Philadelphia Merchant, 1787–1853

by Elva Christine Tooker

This book is a business history. It shows how a businessman adjusted his policies and practices to make a profit at a time when revolutionary changes were taking place in the production, transportation, and marketing of goods, and when the Napoleonic wars and two serious depressions were rocking the world economy. The history of Nathan Trotter's firm reflects in goods, source of supply, customers, and investments the developing stages of the Industrial Revolution.

293 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1955