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Pages in category "19th-century American businesspeople" The following 200 pages are in this category, out of approximately 3,816 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Franklin had served to make the trade illustrious, yet few persons were engaged in it at the commencement of the 19th century. Books chiefly for scholars and libraries were imported from Europe; but after the War of 1812 printing-presses multiplied rapidly, and with the spread of newspapers and education there also arose a demand for books, and ...
The History of England from the Accession of James the Second; The History of Rome (Mommsen) A History of the Early Part of the Reign of James II; A History of the German Baptist Brethren in Europe and America; The History of the Norman Conquest of England; History of the Rise, Progress, and Termination of the American Revolution
Advances in medicine and the understanding of human anatomy and disease prevention took place in the 19th century, and were partly responsible for rapidly accelerating population growth in the Western world. Europe's population doubled during the 19th century, from approximately 200 million to more than 400 million. [7]
Wallbank taught history at the University of Southern California from 1933 to 1964. He collaborated with Alastair M. Taylor to write Civilization Past & Present. Civilization (1942) was the first world-history textbook published in the United States to enjoy great success in sales. [1] Other authors eventually joined the writing team for later ...
Napoleon, a typical great man, said to have created the "Napoleonic" era through his military and political genius. The great man theory is an approach to the study of history popularised in the 19th century according to which history can be largely explained by the impact of great men, or heroes: highly influential and unique individuals who, due to their natural attributes, such as superior ...
As the main means of transoceanic travel for more than a century, ocean liners were essential to the transport needs of national governments, commercial enterprises and the general public. " First globalization " is a phrase used by economists to describe the world's first major period of globalization of trade and finance , which took place ...