{"product_id":"9780815653301","title":"Auburn, New York: The Entrepreneurs' Frontier","description":"\u003cp\u003eNestled in the heart of the Finger Lakes region, Auburn, New York, is home to\u003cbr\u003esome of the key figures in our nation’s history. Both William Seward and Harriet\u003cbr\u003eTubman lived in Auburn, as did Martha Coffin Wright, a pioneering figure\u003cbr\u003ein the struggle for women’s suffrage. Auburn’s significance to American life,\u003cbr\u003ehowever, goes beyond its role in political and social movements. The seeds of\u003cbr\u003eAmerican development were sown and bore fruit in small urban centers like\u003cbr\u003eAuburn. The town’s early and rapid success secured its place as a cornerstone\u003cbr\u003eof the North American industrial core.\u003cbr\u003e Anderson chronicles the story of Auburn and its inhabitants, individuals with\u003cbr\u003ethe skills and ingenuity to nurture and sustain an economy of unprecedented\u003cbr\u003egrowth. He describes the early settlers who capitalized on the rich geographic\u003cbr\u003eadvantages of the area: abundant water power and access to transportation\u003cbr\u003eroutes. The entrepreneurs and capital that Auburn attracted built it into a thriving\u003cbr\u003ecommunity, one that became a center of invention, manufacturing, and\u003cbr\u003efinance in the mid-nineteenth century. Just as the high profits and rapid accumulation\u003cbr\u003eof wealth allowed the community to prosper and grow, these factors\u003cbr\u003ealso initiated its decline. Anderson traces Auburn’s momentous rise and gradual\u003cbr\u003edecline, illustrating American capitalism in its rawest form as it played out in\u003cbr\u003esmall towns across the nation.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Syracuse University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47107493757168,"sku":"9780815653301","price":39.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780815653301_p0.jpg?v=1763741897","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780815653301","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}