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Federalist Tycoon
The Life and Times of Israel Thorndike
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2015
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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.
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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Edition
1/2015
Copyright Year
2015
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-6570-4
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-6571-1
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
176
Product Type
Monograph
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Prologue No access Pages 1 - 4
1 A Colonial Childhood, 1755–1775 No access Pages 5 - 14
2 Revolution and Riches, 1775–1792 No access Pages 15 - 40
3 The Wealthy Merchant, 1792–1802 No access Pages 41 - 60
4 War Again, 1802–1807 No access Pages 61 - 84
5 Embargo and Politics, 1807–1812 No access Pages 85 - 110
6 I Would Spend All My Wealth, 1812–1815 No access Pages 111 - 136
7 New Horizons, 1815–1820 No access Pages 137 - 156
8 Final Years of an Industrialist, 1821–1832 No access Pages 157 - 170
