Preface

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Tables vii
4. Preface ix
5. Acknowledgments xiii
6. One. The Early Years
7. I. The Trader Becomes an Investor 1
8. II. New Stakes Abroad (1800-1860) 15
9. Two. International Business
10. III. The Appearance of Modern International Business (1865-1892) 35
11. IV. Factors Influencing the Growth of American Business Abroad (1893-1914) 70
12. V. Expanding Abroad (1893-1914) 80
13. Three. The Western Hemisphere
14. VI. The "Spillover" to Mexico (1876-1914) 113
15. VII. The "Spillover" to Canada (1870-1914) 135
16. VIII. The "Spillover" to the Caribbean (1870-1914) 149
17. IX. The South American Experience 173
18. Four. Summation
19. X. The Status of American International Enterprise in 1914 199
20. Bibliography 221
21. Notes 253
22. Index 297