Paper City (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Locke, D. R.

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1331503809 ISBN 13 : 9781331503804

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

This book transports readers to the heart of 19th-century American entrepreneurial ventures, exploring the rise and fall of speculative land companies in a frontier town. The author delves into the grandiose visions, cunning strategies, and eventual collapse of a paper city in the American Midwest. Through the reconstruction of the town's first two decades, the book explores the intersection of ambition, deceit, and the enduring power of the American dream. The author deftly weaves together historical research and vivid storytelling, offering a glimpse into the complexities of American business ventures during a pivotal era of industrial expansion. This book is a valuable addition to the study of American economic history, providing insights into the motivations, tactics, and consequences of speculative land schemes.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

This book was originally published prior to 1923, and represents a reproduction of an important historical work, maintaining the same format as the original work. While some publishers have opted to apply OCR (optical character recognition) technology to the process, we believe this leads to sub-optimal results (frequent typographical errors, strange characters and confusing formatting) and does not adequately preserve the historical character of the original artifact. We believe this work is culturally important in its original archival form. While we strive to adequately clean and digitally enhance the original work, there are occasionally instances where imperfections such as blurred or missing pages, poor pictures or errant marks may have been introduced due to either the quality of the original work or the scanning process itself. Despite these occasional imperfections, we have brought it back into print as part of our ongoing global book preservation commitment, providing customers with access to the best possible historical reprints. We appreciate your understanding of these occasional imperfections, and sincerely hope you enjoy seeing the book in a format as close as possible to that intended by the original publisher.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1331503809
• ISBN 13: 9781331503804
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 450
• Coordonnées du fabricant: FB &c Ltd; info@forgottenbooks.org; ; Dalton House; 60 Windsor Avenue; London; SW19 2RR; Royaume-Uni
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