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Product Identifiers
PublisherTruman STATE University Press
ISBN-10161248090X
ISBN-139781612480909
eBay Product ID (ePID)4038654849
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication NameMerchants of Independence : International Trade on the Santa Fe Trail, 1827-1860
Publication Year2014
SubjectIndustries / Retailing, International / Economics, United States / 19th Century, Commerce, Public Policy / Economic Policy
TypeTextbook
Subject AreaPolitical Science, Business & Economics, History
AuthorWilliam Patrick O'brien
FormatTrade Paperback
Dimensions
Item Weight13 Oz
Item Length8.5 in
Item Width5.5 in
Additional Product Features
Intended AudienceScholarly & Professional
Reviews"Merchants of Independence pulls back the veil of the commercial interworkings of the frontier town of Independence, Missouri, and explains how the community was an active participant in Santa Fe Trail trade from 1827 to 1860. No other study has assessed the role Independence played, and here William OBrien makes a compelling case that the Santa Fe Trail trade was not just regional in nature, but part of an international trade network. This is significant." -- Jon E Taylor
IllustratedYes
SynopsisIn the frontier town of Independence, Missouri, a commerce route for goods to and from Europe developed into a sophisticated international network of overland trade with Mexico. To trade goods, western Missouri entrepreneurs relied on the cooperative support and interactions of Anglos, Hispanos, Native Americans, Jews, Irish, free blacks, slaves, and women in order to succeed. Here William Patrick O'Brien examines the complexity of U.S. and Mexican trade alliances from 1827 to 1860 and how they built consensus between individuals and various governmental and economic systems. The groups used in this study have been selected to underscore the town's diverse and polyglot nature and to dispel the notion of any homogeneous base. Cultural convergence, cooperation, conflict and its consequences, all played a part to make this strategic locale on the Missouri River a challenging and premier American center for trade on the Santa Fe Trail.
