
1979
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In the revision of this seminal text, Harold Livesay introduces students to the key trends of American business, while maintaining the clarity and intellectual acumen that has made this text a perennial choice for instructors of U.S. History. American Made presents the history of the people who forever changed the way that Americans do business. This edition has updated the stories of historical business figures with the latest scholarship, and has added important figures that have redefined American business in recent years. Additionally, two new themes of American business have been globalization, and the impact of information technology.
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Author
Harold C. Livesay
Author · 3 books
A specialist in American business history, Harold Livesay was professor of history at Texas A&M University. He earned his B.A. from the University of Delaware in 1966, an M.A. (1968) and Ph.D. (1970) from The Johns Hopkins University. Prior to his appointment at Texas A&M he taught at the University of Michigan, the State University of New York at Binghamton, and Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.