Adam Smith and the Origins of American Enterprise

How America's Industrial Success was Forged by the Timely Ideas of a Brilliant Scots Economist

Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Revolutionary Period (1775-1800), Business & Finance, Career Planning & Job Hunting, Entrepreneurship, Entrepreneurship & Small Business
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Author: Roy C. Smith ISBN: 9781429980876
Publisher: St. Martin's Press Publication: February 21, 2004
Imprint: Truman Talley Books Language: English
Author: Roy C. Smith
ISBN: 9781429980876
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication: February 21, 2004
Imprint: Truman Talley Books
Language: English

Adam Smith was a Scottish professor of moral philosophy. He published his classic The Wealth of Nations in 1776, the year the American Revolution began. Smith became widely known for his ideas of free markets, laissez-faire commerce, and the "invisible hand." Yet English politicians, landed gentry, and the nobility paid little attention and enacted none of Smith's suggested reforms.

The American colonies, however, began their existence as an independent nation in 1781 with no money, no industry, no banks, and deep in debt. The Founding Fathers-particularly Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin-turned to the ideas of Adam Smith to create and jump-start an economic system for America with both immediate and long-sustained results.

This little-known but vital part of U.S. history is now revealed in Roy C. Smith's highly readable new book.

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Adam Smith was a Scottish professor of moral philosophy. He published his classic The Wealth of Nations in 1776, the year the American Revolution began. Smith became widely known for his ideas of free markets, laissez-faire commerce, and the "invisible hand." Yet English politicians, landed gentry, and the nobility paid little attention and enacted none of Smith's suggested reforms.

The American colonies, however, began their existence as an independent nation in 1781 with no money, no industry, no banks, and deep in debt. The Founding Fathers-particularly Alexander Hamilton, James Madison, and Benjamin Franklin-turned to the ideas of Adam Smith to create and jump-start an economic system for America with both immediate and long-sustained results.

This little-known but vital part of U.S. history is now revealed in Roy C. Smith's highly readable new book.

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