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Pesos and dollars : entrepreneurs in the Texas-Mexico borderlands, 1880-1940 /

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dewey, Alicia M., 1962- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: College Station : Texas A&M University Press, [2014]
Edition:First edition.
Series:Connecting the greater west series.
Subjects:
Texas, South > Commerce > History > 19th century.
Texas, South > Commerce > History > 20th century.
Mexican-American Border Region > Commerce > History > 19th century.
Mexican-American Border Region > Commerce > History > 20th century.
Table of Contents:
  • Commercial society in the lower Río Bravo/Rio Grande borderlands: Borderlands in transition (1820-1880)
  • Forging a landscape of opportunity (1880-1940)
  • Texas borderland entrepreneurs: Seizing opportunity
  • Searching for the American dream
  • Navigating change
  • The elusiveness of success: Accessing credit
  • Facing failure
  • Starting over
  • Appendix 1. Businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books
  • Appendix 2. Sample of large businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books
  • Appendix 3. Sample of small businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books
  • Appendix 4. Women-owned businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books
  • Appendix 5. Credit ratings for businesses reported in R.G. Dun reference books
  • Notes.