Prosecuting Trusts: The Courts Break Up Monopolies In America (Primary Sources Of The Progressive Movement Series)

By: Bernadette Brexel

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Synopsis: Big business in the mid-1800s worked to eliminate competition by purchasing smaller businesses or undercutting their prices. They created trusts, or groups of businesses under one giant merging corporation, affecting both small businesses and farmers. As this book effectively addresses, there were calls for business reform by the 1890s. Laws like the Sherman Antitrust Act sought to redress the problems of big business, but it was through the efforts of President Theodore Roosevelt that the federal government went after these trusts; those actions earned Roosevelt the reputation as a trust buster.

Book Quality:: Excellent
ISBN-13:: 9781404208575
Publisher:: Rosen Publishing Group
Date of Addition:: 09/11/18
Copyrighted By:: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc.
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Children's Books, Nonfiction, Teens, Politics and Government
Grade Levels:: Fourth grade, Fifth grade, Sixth grade, Seventh grade, Eighth grade
Submitted By:: Daproim Africa
Proofread By:: Daproim Africa
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.

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