How Long to Read Finance and Enterprise in Early America

How Long Does it Take to Read Finance and Enterprise in Early America?

It takes the average reader 3 hours to read Finance and Enterprise in Early America by Donald R. Adams, Jr.

Assuming a reading speed of 250 words per minute. Learn more

Description

Stephen Girard, the second richest American of his time after John Jacob Astor, was the last of the great merchant bankers and the first of the great investment bankers. This is a study not only of an influential man and the bank he operated in Philadelphia but also of the growing interdependence between the institutions of government and finance in early nineteenth-century America. In a period when precedents were being set in a new nation and large corporations were beginning to predominate in the business of banking, Girard, a man of undisputed business acumen, established in Philadelphia what was to become the largest private bank of its time and as such a monument to free enterprise. At the same time, along with Astor and other influential financiers, Girard was instrumental in financing the War of 1812 and in establishing the second Bank of the United States. His close association with the Madison administration and the Treasury Department made him a key figure in the evolving relationship between the federal government and the financial community. Applying modern statistical techniques to the comprehensive records of the old Girard Bank, Donald Adams has uncovered a great deal of information, hitherto largely unavailable to scholars, about banking practices in early America. In this book he analyzes day-to-day operations—the kinds of loans that were typical, the devices for maintaining liquidity, the organization of staff—as well as long-run investment decisions and their impact on the formation of American finance. While other studies have been made of the anatomy and influence of early chartered and corporate banks, Adams' is the first history of America's largest private bank. It provides a rare glimpse of the inner structure and strategy of an important financial institution and of the entrepreneurial and political activities of its founder.

How long is Finance and Enterprise in Early America?

Finance and Enterprise in Early America by Donald R. Adams, Jr. is 180 pages long, and a total of 45,000 words.

This makes it 61% the length of the average book. It also has 55% more words than the average book.

How Long Does it Take to Read Finance and Enterprise in Early America Aloud?

The average oral reading speed is 183 words per minute. This means it takes 4 hours and 5 minutes to read Finance and Enterprise in Early America aloud.

What Reading Level is Finance and Enterprise in Early America?

Finance and Enterprise in Early America is suitable for students ages 10 and up.

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