YANKEE ENTERPRISE! THE HOUGHTONS OF MASSACHUSETTS & THE RISE AND FALL OF ‘CORNING INCORPORATED,’ 1851-1871
Corning Incorporated’s early history testifies to the difficulty of shifting from the commercial world of small proprietors to that of corporate manufacturers. The glorified and exceptional experiences of the Vanderbilts, Carnegies, and Rockefellers too often obscure the common and contributory effo...
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| Language: | English |
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Economic & Business History Society
2002-06-01
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| Series: | Essays in Economic and Business History |
| Online Access: | https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/109 |