Alexander T. Stewart: The Forgotten Merchant Prince
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| Rating | : | 4.81 (869 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0275941884 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 288 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2013-09-25 |
| Language | : | English |
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He has served as an adjunct professor of finance and accounting at Pepperdine University, and has been a chief financial officer and chief executive officer for computer, technical, and financial firms.. STEPHEN N. ELIAS is a financial and management consultant in California, as well as an amateur historian
Anyone interested in business history, particularly the development of the American retail store, should be interested in this book. This is a book about business written by a businessman."-New York Irish History . Stewart, who opened his first dry-good store on Broadway in 1823. The book gives us insights into business practices and interesting historical vignettes. "a fascinating look into more than fifty years of retail practices followed by Alexander T. The book gives us insights into business practices and interesting historical vignettes. Anyone interested in business history, particularly the development of the American retail store, should be interested in this book. Stewart, who opened his first dry-good store on Broadway in 1823. This is a book about business written by a businessman.?-New York Irish History.
Astor and Cornelius Vanderbilt. Stewart, known during his lifetime as The Merchant Prince for his success in retail, wholesale, and manufacturing in New York City. It will be of use to historians, students of merchandising, and those interested in New York's golden age.. This is the first major biography of Alexander T. In this work, Stewart is revived, his remarkable success as the father of the department store examined, and his great contributions to retailing acknowledged and recounted. Not only a definitive account, this story of a major figure in America's Gilded Age, as told by Stephen Elias, is also an absorbing tale.This work fills a gap in the literature on American history and the history of our retail trade. But, because he died with no surviving children, his name has all but been forgotten. At the time of his death in 1876, Stewart was one of the three wealthiest men in America, along with William B
The Power of Diligence HighlyDiscerning "Alexander T. Stewart: The Forgotten Merchant Prince" by Stephen N. Elias is an excellent biographical history of the early "dry goods" industry in America and the astonishing growth of New York City c. 1825-1925. Once upon a time A. T. Stewart was one of the wealthiest men in the country and tod