Yankee Merchants and the Making of the Urban West - The Rise and Fall of Antebellum St Louis

Informationen zum Autor fm.author_biographical_note1 Klappentext By the early 1850s, St Louis was one of the fastest-growing cities in America. In this book, Jeffrey Adler analyzes the forces that determined the role of western cities in the national economy. He devotes particular attention to the ways in which Yankee merchants forged ties that linked St Louis to the New York and Boston markets. Northeastern businessmen fuelled the ascent of St Louis and made the city a Yankee colony in the West. During the mid-1850s powerful political and cultural forces altered the sources of urban growth in the West. As a result, the economy of St Louis collapsed. Yankee merchants stopped migrating to the city and ceased investing in local businesses. This book demonstrates that the sectional crisis abruptly transformed St Louis's role in the national economy, redirecting the flow of capital and migrants away from St. Louis and toward a smaller western city - Chicago. Zusammenfassung During the mid-1850s powerful political and cultural forces altered the sources of urban growth in the American West. This book demonstrates that the sectional crisis abruptly transformed St Louis's role in the national economy! redirecting the flow of capital and migrants away from St Louis and toward a smaller western city - Chicago. Inhaltsverzeichnis Acknowledgments; 1. Introduction; 2. 'These Yankee notions will not suit Missouri'; 3. Savagedom, destiny, and the isothermal zodiac; 4. Yankee newcomers and prosperity; 5. 'The offspring of the East'; 6. A border city in an age of sectionalism; 7. Rebirth; Conclusion; Notes; Bibliography; Index.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Jeffrey S. Adler, Jeffrey S. (University of Florida) Adler, Adler Jeffrey S.
• Con la collaborazione di: Robert Fogel (Editore), Stephan Thernstrom (Editore)
• Editore: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 27.09.1991
• EAN: 9780521412841
• ISBN: 978-0-521-41284-1
• Pagine: 286
• Serie: Clinics in Developmental Medic; Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Modern History
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Singoli rami economici, branche; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, History of the Americas