Money and Trade by Tim Cooke

Author:Tim Cooke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cavendish Square Publishing, LLC

CATALOG

This U.S. catalog of tools and supplies was aimed at constructors building canals and railroads during a building boom of the mid-1800s.

STOCKYARDS

Chicago was a meat-packing center from the 1860s. Livestock brought by train from the West were killed and the meat sent on to cities on the East Coast.

In Argentina, millions of cattle were killed for their hides and the meat was left to rot. The invention of refrigeration and canning meant that beef could be preserved (corned beef) and shipped around the world.

In the United States, a cattle industry grew up around the cowboys and railheads of Texas and the Great Plains. Beef was shipped by train to the growing cities of the eastern seaboard. Fresh meat became far more affordable than it had been in the past.

MAKING IT RICH

Seven of the richest Americans in history made their fortunes in business in the late 1800s. Their estimated fortunes are expressed in 2011 equivalents.

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