{"product_id":"john-wesley-hunt-pioneer-merchant-manufacturer-and-financier-9780813193120","title":"John Wesley Hunt: Pioneer Merchant, Manufacturer and Financier","description":"\u003cp\u003eWhen John Wesley Hunt came to Kentucky in 1794, his plan was to open a general store in Lexington. A canny judge of business opportunity, he soon expanded his activities and became one of the responsible figures of Kentucky banking and finance. In another kind of venture, he imported fine stallions from the East, significantly improving the bloodlines of thoroughbreds and trotters in the Bluegrass. \u003ci\u003eJohn Wesley Hunt\u003c\/i\u003e tells the story of Hunt's business exploits against the background of life in frontier Lexington. James A. Ramage reveals how his innovative solutions to the financial problems of the frontier gave rise to the prosperity and culture of Lexington in the nineteenth century\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e James A. Ramage\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Kentucky\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/10\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 122\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.31lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.00h x 5.00w x 0.29d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813193120\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames A. Ramage\u003c\/b\u003e, Regents Professor of History at Northern Kentucky University, is the author of \u003ci\u003eJohn Wesley Hunt: Pioneer Merchant, Manufacturer, and Financier\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRebel Raider: The Life of General John Hunt Morgan\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University Press of Kentucky","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":40682997940339,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":31.95,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_57677558-d166-43a3-bc89-e3eafa05547a.jpg?v=1674834281","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/en-de\/products\/john-wesley-hunt-pioneer-merchant-manufacturer-and-financier-9780813193120","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}