All posts tagged "Andrew Dexter"
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4.7K4Business and LaborNew England Coffee Houses: From Fad to Revolution to Fraud
Coffee probably first arrived in New England in 1614 when John Smith sailed up the coast on an exploratory voyage. New England...
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7.6K7Business and LaborAndrew Dexter Builds Boston’s First Skyscraper, Causes First Banking Collapse
In 1807, Andrew Dexter began building the tallest building in America, a temple of finance that soared an unheard-of seven stories —...
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