Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- ILLUSTRATIONS -- EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION -- AUTHOR'S PREFACE -- I. A SON OF THE FRONTIER -- II. JAY COOKE'S BANKING INHERITANCE -- III. A BROKER'S CLERK -- IV. PARTNER IN E. W. CLARK & CO., 1843-1857 -- V. E. W. CLARK & CO. IN THE INVESTMENT BUSINESS -- VI. THE BANKER...

Frontmatter -- CONTENTS -- EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION -- AUTHOR'S ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- PART II. HISTORICAL BACKGROUND AND SETTING OF AMERICAN BUSINESS -- CHAPTER 1. ORIGIN AND DEVELOPMENT OF BUSINESS AND CAPITALISM -- CHAPTER 2. GENERAL AND EUROPEAN HISTORICAL BACKGROUND OF AMERICAN BUSINESS -- CHAPTER...

Frontmatter -- Preface -- Contents -- Chapter I. Introduction -- Chapter II. The River-Town Markets, 1858-1867 -- Chapter III. New Roads to Market, 1867-1875 -- Chapter IV. Monopoly and the Grange, 1868-1875 -- Chapter V. New Forces In The Market, 1876-1885 -- Chapter VI. The Growth of the "...