Florentine Ariosto Jones: A Yankee in Switzerland and the Early Globalization of the American System of...

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Frank Jacob

Florentine Ariosto Jones

A Yankee in Switzerland and the Early Globalization of the American System of Watchmaking (Premium...

Frank Jacob

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English

Vernon Press
08 December 2021

History of the Americas; Economic history; Antique clocks, watches, musical boxes & automata

Series: American History

This book recounts the story of Florentine Ariosto Jones, who after the Civil War decided to manufacture watches. Combining the cheap labor available at the time in Switzerland with US manufacturing technologies, Jones embarked on his venture to produce affordable watches for the American market. Consequently, he became a pioneer in the business of outsourcing labor for economic purposes through his contracting of labor to Europe.

While the company still exists today, very little is known about Jones. The present book will undoubtedly change this by telling the fascinating story of an American adventurer and his pursuit to globalize American watchmaking at the end of the 19th Century.

By: Frank Jacob
Imprint: Vernon Press
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 249g
ISBN: 9781648893599
ISBN 10: 1648893597
Series: American History
Pages: 130
Publication Date: 08 December 2021
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Dr. Frank Jacob is Professor of Global History (19th and 20th Centuries) at Nord University, Norway. He has authored and edited more than 60 books and his research foci include Japanese History, Military History, and the History of the Transatlantic Left.