This book is a celebration of one hundred years of American commerce, featuring contributions from one hundred leading American businessmen and entrepreneurs. It provides a fascinating insight into the economic, social, and technological changes that transformed America during the nineteenth century, and includes a handy chronological table of important events. A must-read for anyone interested in the history of American business and innovation. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.