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The Ohio Company And The Meaning Of Opportunity In The American West 1786-1795, Timothy J. Shannon
The Ohio Company And The Meaning Of Opportunity In The American West 1786-1795, Timothy J. Shannon
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Founded in 1786 by former officers of the Continental Army to promote an orderly expansion of American society westward, the Ohio Company soon succumbed to the desire of many of its investors to make money. The aims of settlement warred with the desire to make a profit through land speculation; eventually the company dissolved, a casualty of its inability to reconcile the varied interests of shareholders and to manage westward development.