Business History
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| Title & Subtitle | Abstract | Contributors | Pages | Year | Purchase |
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 Merchant PrincesHalifax's First Family of Finance, Ships and Steel |
This book tells the story of an extraordinary family of merchants and entrepreneurs. It begins in 1810, when William Stairs opened a small general store on the Halifax waterfront. Over the next … | James D. Frost | 376 | 2003 | View |
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From The Stairs Family: An Overview; Foreword by Peter G.White; Introduction: A Nova Scotia DynastyFrom: Merchant Princes |
Provides an overview of the Stairs family and its history, the preface notes an oddity and missing information from their research which has revealed a mysterious aspect to the Stairs family, the … | James D. Frost | 18 | 2003 | $1.80 Add |
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From BeginningsFrom: Merchant Princes |
1730-1797. Looks at the marriage between Hannah Roe and John Steers (not Denis Stairs as was previously thought) their time in Grenada, examines Hannah’s two other marriages after … | James D. Frost | 24 | 2003 | $2.40 Add |
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From The PatriarchFrom: Merchant Princes |
1797-1865. Focuses on the life of William Stairs known as the patriarch of the Stairs family. The chapter looks at the fortune to be made in shipping, the struggles the family had, … | James D. Frost | 33 | 2003 | $3.30 Add |
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From A Merchant’s NeedsFrom: Merchant Princes |
1819-1867.Traces the impact of William James (WJ) Stairs and examines his interest in politics, the expansion of the family firm, his dealings with the Confederacy during the US Civil War, … | James D. Frost | 35 | 2003 | $3.50 Add |
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From Down to Business in the “New” CanadaFrom: Merchant Princes |
1867-1906. Examines how the family adapted to the new canada after confederation. The ropemaking business, the final days of wood, wind and sail, their shipping agency busines, looks at the union … | James D. Frost | 36 | 2003 | $3.60 Add |
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From National Policy ToryFrom: Merchant Princes |
1848-1887 . Examines the life of John Fitzwilliam Stairs and his entry into politics as a Tory and how he was involved in the creation of national policy. Looks at sugar refining and steel making … | James D. Frost | 34 | 2003 | $3.40 Add |
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From Promoter and PoliticianFrom: Merchant Princes |
1887-1897 . John F Stairs story continues into his his work as a promoter of the company, his foray back to politics, and some financial innovation | James D. Frost | 41 | 2003 | $4.10 Add |
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From The FinancierFrom: Merchant Princes |
1897-1901. Examines some of John F Stair’s work as a financier with focus paid to manufacturing, industrial endeavors, and shipbuilding | James D. Frost | 26 | 2003 | $2.60 Add |
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From Stairs and BeaverbrookFrom: Merchant Princes |
1902-1910 . Looks at the partnership between John F. Stairs and William Maxwell Aitken (the future Lord Beaverbrook). The establishment of the Royal Securities Corporation, John F’s … | James D. Frost | 49 | 2003 | $4.90 Add |
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From The YoungbloodsFrom: Merchant Princes |
1910-1950. Examines the younger generations of the Stairs family and traces the family firm which was now an enterprise from prosperity to a selling off period | James D. Frost | 42 | 2003 | $4.20 Add |
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From DénouementFrom: Merchant Princes |
Traces the last years of the family companies to the eventual sale in 1973 after Arthur Stair’s death with no one ready to take over the family businesses | James D. Frost | 24 | 2003 | $2.40 Add |
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From EpilogueFrom: Merchant Princes |
Gives a brief look at what happened to the family firms after the sale | James D. Frost | 8 | 2003 | $0.80 Add |
