The 100 Most Significant Events in American Business : an Encyclopedia / Quentin R
THE 100 MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN AMERICAN BUSINESS An Encyclopedia Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr. (c) 2012 ABC-Clio. All Rights Reserved. The 100 Most Significant Events in American Business (c) 2012 ABC-Clio. All Rights Reserved. THE 100 MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS IN AMERICAN BUSINESS An Encyclopedia Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr. (c) 2012 ABC-Clio. All Rights Reserved. Copyright 2012 by ABC-CLIO, LLC All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted, in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording, or otherwise, except for the inclusion of brief quotations in a review, without prior permission in writing from the publisher. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Skrabec, Quentin R. The 100 most significant events in American business : an encyclopedia / Quentin R. Skrabec, Jr. p. cm. Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-0-313-39862-9 (hbk. : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-0-313-39863-6 (ebook) 1. United States—Commerce—History—Encyclopedias. 2. Industries— United States—History—Encyclopedias. 3. Business—History—Encyclopedias. I. Title. II. Title: One hundred most significant events in American business. HF3021.S57 2012 338.097303—dc23 2011050442 ISBN: 978-0-313-39862-9 EISBN: 978-0-313-39863-6 16 15 14 13 12 1 2 3 4 5 This book is also available on the World Wide Web as an eBook. Visit www.abc-clio.com for details. Greenwood An Imprint of ABC-CLIO, LLC ABC-CLIO, LLC 130 Cremona Drive, P.O. Box 1911 Santa Barbara, California 93116-1911 This book is printed on acid-free paper Manufactured in the United States of America (c) 2012 ABC-Clio.
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