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102 public-domain business/management books, summarised. Page 3 of 3.
Men's Sewed Straw Hats: Report of the United Stated Tariff Commission to the President of the United States (1926)
United States Tariff Commission
A formal government report examines the economic struggle between domestic hat makers and foreign competitors, culminating in a presidential decision to adjust tariff rates based on the specific market value of men’s sewed straw hats.
A Publisher's Confession
Unknown
The life of a book is rarely as simple as a transaction; it is a precarious, deeply personal partnership between a creator and a guardian that determines whether a voice reaches the world. This candid account pulls back the curtain on the industry, revealing the delicate, often messy labor behind every printed page.
Knott's pop-corn book: Dedicated to the health the happiness the wealth of all people
Unknown
Popcorn is more than a snack; it is an industry waiting to be built in every town. This manual serves as a comprehensive blueprint for launching and operating a successful, mechanized popcorn confectionery business.
A Short View of the Laws Now Subsisting with Respect to the Powers of the East India Company: To Borrow Money under their Seal, and to Incur Debts in the Course of their Trade, by the Purchase of Goods on Credit, and by Freighting Ships or other Mercantile Transactions
William Pulteney
William Pulteney examines the legislative bounds of the East India Company, defending its commercial credit and arguing that merchants require normal trade debts to thrive.
The American Consolidated Mines Company (1903)
American Consolidated Mines Company
A 1903 mining prospectus argues that the mountains of Taos County, New Mexico, hold vast, untapped riches for investors willing to fund disciplined subterranean development.
Consumers' Cooperative Societies in New York State
Consumers' League of New York City
True cooperation demands rigorous business sense alongside idealism, revealing how ordinary people in New York built lasting enterprises while others collapsed from negligence and fraud.