The Business, Industrial and Professional Periodicals, 1774-1858 collection represents the subjects of business and industry, broadly defined, dating from 1774-1858. The publications covered include journals devoted to specific trades (such as the Tailors’ Magazine and Quarterly Report of Fashion, Operatives’ Magazine, Coach Makers’ Magazine) and professions (the Civil Engineer and Herald of Internal Improvement, Fireman’s Gazette, Cozzens’ Wine Press). The collection includes periodicals promoting the interests of large industries, such as the railroads (American Railroad Journal), and the growing financial sector (Debtors Journal, G. Adams’ Business Intelligencer, American Insurance Examiner). Together, they chronicle the large-scale shifts in commerce during the years witnessing the rise of capitalism.
Subject: Business
Searchable in Discovery System: No
Provider: EBSCO
Business, Industrial and Professional Periodicals, 1774-1858
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