Financing Anglo-American Trade: The House of Brown, 1800-1880

Edwin J. Perkins

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Financing Anglo-American Trade

The House of Brown, 1800-1880

Edwin J. Perkins

Language: English

Published/Copyright: 1975

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Volume 28 | Harvard Studies in Business History

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Frontmatter Publicly Available Download PDF	i
Editor’s Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	vii
Acknowledgments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	ix
Contents Publicly Available Download PDF	xi
Introduction Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	1
I. The Role of the International Banker Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	4
Part One. The Historical Narrative
II. Growth and Expansion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	19
III. New Strategies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	34
IV. Specializing in Finance Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	45
V. The Mature Firm Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	60
Part Two. The Functional Activities
Section 1. Advances and Merchandising Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	85
VI. Anglo-American Consignments Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	88
VII. Managing Cotton Operations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	104
Section 2. Letters of Credit Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	114
VIII. The Rise to Preeminence Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	117
IX. Managing Credit Operations Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	124
Section 3. Foreign Exchange Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	147
X. The Assumption of Leadership Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	150
XI. Management and Administration Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	168
XII. Formulating New Policies: The Sixties and Seventies Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	199
Conclusion Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	227
Appendixes Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	235
Appendix A. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	237
Appendix Β. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	241
Appendix C. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	244
Appendix D. Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	248
Notes Bibliography Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	263
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Bibliography Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	301
Index Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	313
Backmatter Requires Authentication Unlicensed Licensed Download PDF	325

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eBook published on:

October 1, 2013

eBook ISBN:

9780674430334

Hardcover published on:

February 5, 1975

Hardcover ISBN:

9780674430327

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Reprint 2014

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Front matter:

11

Main content:

323

https://doi.org/10.4159/harvard.9780674430334

eBook ISBN: 9780674430334

Hardcover ISBN: 9780674430327

Keywords for this book

Banks and banking -- United States -- History -- Case studies.; International finance.; Alex. Brown & Sons.

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Professional and scholarly;

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