Federalist Tycoon : The Life and Times of Israel Thorndike
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Format
Hardback or Cased Book
ISBN-10
0761865705
ISBN-13
9780761865704
Publisher
University Press of America
Imprint
University Press of America
Country of Manufacture
GB
Country of Publication
GB
Publication Date
Apr 21st, 2015
Print length
186 Pages
Weight
432 grams
Dimensions
16.00 x 23.70 x 2.00 cms
Product Classification:
Biography: historical, political & military
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After the War of 1812, Thorndike concluded his career as the leading venture capitalist financing the early Industrial Revolution. Sadly, his story is little known. Federalist Tycoon pulls Thorndike's life and career from the shadows and fully examines his impact on American economic development.
Born poor in Beverly, Massachusetts, in 1755, the young Israel Thorndike was a fisherman and ship owner who made a small fortune as a Revolutionary War privateer. Later he became a wealthy merchant, a delegate to the Massachusetts Ratification Convention and a director of the National Bank in Boston. A longtime Federalist legislator, he was highly regarded within the radical circles that contemplated secession during the Jefferson administration and the War of 1812. After the war, Thorndike concluded his multifaceted career as the leading venture capitalist financing the early Industrial Revolution. Sadly, his story is little known. Federalist Tycoon pulls Thorndike''s life and career from the shadows and fully examines his impact on American economic development.
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