Western Union and the Creation of the American Corporate Order, 1845-1893
This work chronicles the rise of Western Union Telegraph from the early years of telecommunications to its apogee as the first corporation to monopolize an industry on a national scale. The battles over Western Union's monopoly illuminate the fierce tensions over the rising power of corporations after the Civil War and the reshaping of the American political economy.
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This work chronicles the rise of Western Union Telegraph from the early years of telecommunications to its apogee as the first corporation to monopolize an industry on a national scale. The battles over Western Union's monopoly illuminate the fierce tensions over the rising power of corporations after the Civil War and the reshaping of the American political economy.
| ISBN / EAN | 9781107480902 |
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| Auteur | Wolff, Joshua D. (Columbia University, New York) |
| Editeur | Cambridge University Press |