The entrepreneurial spirit in colonial America : the foundations of modern business history -- "Introduction" to American public finance and financial service, 1700-1815 -- Conflicting views on fiat currency : Britain and its North American colonies in the eighteenth century -- Madison's debt...

Frontmatter -- Editor's Introduction -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Introduction -- I. The Role of the International Banker -- Part One. The Historical Narrative -- II. Growth and Expansion -- III. New Strategies -- IV. Specializing in Finance -- V. The Mature Firm -- Part Two. The Functional...