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Direct Management from Abroad: The Formative Years of the British Columbia Electric Railway
Patricia E. Roy
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11 June 2012, pp. 239-259
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This is a case study of a London-directed firm that supplied transportation, gas, and electric power in British Columbia. Its history suggests that, in a young and rapidly developing economy, control of a company's activities by outsiders who are chiefly concerned with long-term investment prospects may be of greater benefit to all concerned than critics of absentee management are willing to admit.

Banks or No Banks: The Money Issue in Western Politics, 1832-1865. By William G. Shade. Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 1972. Pp. 328. $15.95.
George D. Green
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11 June 2012, pp. 512-514
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Business in American Life: A History. By Thomas C. Cochran. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972. Pp. x + 402. $12.50.
Harold D. Woodman
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11 June 2012, pp. 372-373
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Shipping, Maritime Trade, and the Economic Development of Colonial North America. By James F. Shepherd and Gary M. Walton. New York and London, Cambridge University Press, 1972. Pp. ix + 255. $14.50.
Simeon J. Crowther
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11 June 2012, pp. 101-103
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Maritime Business History: A Reconnaissance of Records, Sources, and Prospects
Alan Wilson
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11 June 2012, pp. 260-276
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Professor Wilson surveys existing materials for the historical study of business in Canada's Maritime provinces and considers the outlook for future studies of that region.

Economic History and the Social Sciences: Problems of Methodology. By Elias H. Tuma. Berkeley, University of California Press, 1971. Pp. x + 316. $11.00
Louis Galambos
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11 June 2012, pp. 374-375
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The Tariff in American History. By Sidney Ratner. New York, D. Van Nostrand Company, Anvil edition, 1972. Pp. viii + 214. $15.00.
Paul J. Uselding
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11 June 2012, pp. 514-516
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The Mallorys of Mystic: Six Generations in American Maritime Enterprise. By James P. Baughman. Middletown, Conn., Wesleyan University Press, 1972. Pp. xvii + 496. $17.50.
Edward C. Kirkland
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11 June 2012, pp. 103-104
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Designing the Industrial State: The Intellectual Pursuit Of Collectivism In America, 1880-1960. By James Gilbert. Chicago, Quadrangle Books, 1972. Pp. vii + 335. $10.00.
Edward C. Kirkland
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11 June 2012, pp. 516-518
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Of Mother Country and Plantations: Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Conference in Early American History. Edited by Virginia Bever Platt and David Curtis Skaggs. Bowling Green, Ohio, Bowling Green University Press, 1971. Pp. 127. $5.00.
Edward M. Cook, Jr.
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11 June 2012, pp. 104-105
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The Dimensions of Quantitative Research in History. Edited by William O. Aydelotte, Allan G. Bogue, and Robert W. Fogel. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 1972. Pp. xii + 435. $13.50.
Robert Higgs
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11 June 2012, pp. 375-376
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Editor's Corner
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11 June 2012, pp. 277-278
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Canadian Business History: Selected Studies, 1497–1971. Edited by David S. Macmillan. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1972. Pp. 315. $12.50.
Hugh G. J. Aitken
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11 June 2012, pp. 279-281
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The War Industries Board: Business-Government Relations During World War I. By Robert D. Cuff. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1973. Pp. x + 304. $13.50.
John W. Chambers
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11 June 2012, pp. 518-520
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Documents Relative to the Manufactures in the United States. U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Executive Document No. 308, collected and transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury (Washington, 1833). New York, reprinted by Burt Franklin, 1969. Three vols. $67.50.
Nathan Rosenberg
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11 June 2012, pp. 106-108
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Technology and American Economic Growth. By Nathan Rosenberg. New York, Harper and Row, 1972. Pp. xi + 211. $2.95.
Alan D. Anderson
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11 June 2012, pp. 376-378
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The Financial System of Canada: Its Growth and Development. By E. P. Neufeld. Toronto, Ontario, Macmillan Company of Canada, 1972. Pp. xxiv + 645. $20.00.
R. Craig McIvor
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11 June 2012, pp. 281-283
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Banking in Frontier Iowa, 1836-1865. By Erling A. Erickson. Ames, Iowa State University Press, 1971. Pp. x + 183. $7.50.
Thomas P. Govan
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11 June 2012, pp. 108-109
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The Americans: The Democratic Experience. By Daniel J. Boorstin. New York, Random House, 1973. Pp. xiv + 717. $10.00.
Mary Yeager Kujovich
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11 June 2012, pp. 520-522
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The History of American Business and Industry. By Alex Groner and the Editors of American Heritage and Business Week. New York, American Heritage Publishing Co., 1972. Pp. 384. $20.00.
Russell I. Fries
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11 June 2012, pp. 378-380
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Banks or No Banks: The Money Issue in Western Politics, 1832-1865. By William G. Shade. Detroit, Wayne State University Press, 1972. Pp. 328. $15.95.

Business in American Life: A History. By Thomas C. Cochran. New York, McGraw-Hill Book Company, 1972. Pp. x + 402. $12.50.

Shipping, Maritime Trade, and the Economic Development of Colonial North America. By James F. Shepherd and Gary M. Walton. New York and London, Cambridge University Press, 1972. Pp. ix + 255. $14.50.

Research Article

Maritime Business History: A Reconnaissance of Records, Sources, and Prospects

Book Reviews

Economic History and the Social Sciences: Problems of Methodology. By Elias H. Tuma. Berkeley, University of California Press, 1971. Pp. x + 316. $11.00

The Tariff in American History. By Sidney Ratner. New York, D. Van Nostrand Company, Anvil edition, 1972. Pp. viii + 214. $15.00.

The Mallorys of Mystic: Six Generations in American Maritime Enterprise. By James P. Baughman. Middletown, Conn., Wesleyan University Press, 1972. Pp. xvii + 496. $17.50.

Designing the Industrial State: The Intellectual Pursuit Of Collectivism In America, 1880-1960. By James Gilbert. Chicago, Quadrangle Books, 1972. Pp. vii + 335. $10.00.

Of Mother Country and Plantations: Proceedings of the Twenty-Seventh Conference in Early American History. Edited by Virginia Bever Platt and David Curtis Skaggs. Bowling Green, Ohio, Bowling Green University Press, 1971. Pp. 127. $5.00.

The Dimensions of Quantitative Research in History. Edited by William O. Aydelotte, Allan G. Bogue, and Robert W. Fogel. Princeton, N.J., Princeton University Press, 1972. Pp. xii + 435. $13.50.

The Editor's Corner

Editor's Corner

Book Reviews

Canadian Business History: Selected Studies, 1497–1971. Edited by David S. Macmillan. Toronto, McClelland and Stewart Limited, 1972. Pp. 315. $12.50.

The War Industries Board: Business-Government Relations During World War I. By Robert D. Cuff. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1973. Pp. x + 304. $13.50.

Documents Relative to the Manufactures in the United States. U.S. Congress, House of Representatives, Executive Document No. 308, collected and transmitted by the Secretary of the Treasury (Washington, 1833). New York, reprinted by Burt Franklin, 1969. Three vols. $67.50.

Technology and American Economic Growth. By Nathan Rosenberg. New York, Harper and Row, 1972. Pp. xi + 211. $2.95.

The Financial System of Canada: Its Growth and Development. By E. P. Neufeld. Toronto, Ontario, Macmillan Company of Canada, 1972. Pp. xxiv + 645. $20.00.

Banking in Frontier Iowa, 1836-1865. By Erling A. Erickson. Ames, Iowa State University Press, 1971. Pp. x + 183. $7.50.

The Americans: The Democratic Experience. By Daniel J. Boorstin. New York, Random House, 1973. Pp. xiv + 717. $10.00.

The History of American Business and Industry. By Alex Groner and the Editors of American Heritage and Business Week. New York, American Heritage Publishing Co., 1972. Pp. 384. $20.00.

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