Fundamental Statistics for Business and Economics - John Neter - Hardcover - Abridged Book

Note: This review is of an earlier edition - The Rise of Big Business, 1860-1910, and does not reflect any changes contained in more current editions.

This was a fantastic overview of the beginnings of big business in the second half of the 19th century, with well-placed insights regarding a few decades before and after. Porter expressed all of his ideas concisely, but still repeated them as little reminders as needed so that I never felt lost. The writing was exceptionally engaging, and I now feel that I have a wonderful foundation on which I can build by reading other books about the time period. The bibliographical essay at the end contained a number of helpful resources, including a few books which I know I'll be reading in the future. I would highly recommend this to someone either starting studying this period of history and to those who may know some details but want a larger picture.