TY - BOOK AU - Friedman,Walter A. TI - American business history: a very short introduction T2 - Very short introductions SN - 9780190622480 (ebook) : U1 - 338.70973 23 PY - 2020/// CY - New York, NY PB - Oxford University Press KW - Business enterprises KW - United States KW - History KW - Corporations KW - Entrepreneurship KW - Industries KW - Commerce N1 - Also issued in print: 2020; Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - This introduction looks at the rise of the American economy from its colonial and frontier beginnings. What made the United States an attractive testing ground for entrepreneurs? How did the United States come to have the largest business enterprises in the world by the early twentieth century? Why did business organizations gain a central place in American society? UR - https://dx.doi.org/10.1093/actrade/9780190622473.001.0001 ER -