Early stores and markets /
Bobbie Kalman.
- Toronto ; New York : Crabtree Pub. Co., 1992, c1981.
- 64 p. : ill. ; 29 cm.
- The Early settler life series .
Includes index and glossary. Cover title: Early stores & markets.
Before there were stores -- The apothecary -- The general store opens its doors -- The storekeeper was many people in one -- Cure-all tonics -- Customer relations -- City markets -- Traveling merchants and peddlers.
Discusses the development of stores from supply rooms to general stores to specialized stores in larger cities.
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