Description
Published in 1992, The History of Government Contracting is a ground breaking work in terms of its scope and depth of procurement history and issues. Masterfully researched, with an excellent bibliographic essay at the end of the title, this book should be consulted by any researcher who is interesting in learning more about this complex subject.
Publication Date
1992
Publisher
The George Washington University
Disciplines
Law
Recommended Citation
James F. Nagle, A HISTORY OF GOVERNMENT CONTRACTING (George Washington Univ. 1992).
Rights
Posted by permission of The George Washington University. All rights reserved.
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Download Full Text (27.5 MB)
Download Introduction (382 KB)
Download Chapter 1 - French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars (2.1 MB)
Download Chapter 2 - The Young Republic (1.0 MB)
Download Chapter 3 - Start of the Arms Industry (676 KB)
Download Chapter 4 - The War of 1812 (784 KB)
Download Chapter 5 - The Nation Expands: 1815-1861 (1.4 MB)
Download Chapter 6 - Freighting Empires and the Overland Mail Service (1.8 MB)
Download Chapter 7 - Contracting Trends as the Nation Approached Civil War (495 KB)
Download Chapter 8 - The Civil War to 1880 (2.1 MB)
Download Chapter 9 - Demobilization and the Rise of Consumerism: 1865-1880 (372 KB)
Download Chapter 10 - Building the Fleet 1881-1898 (1.0 MB)
Download Chapter 11 - The Spanish-American War (218 KB)
Download Chapter 12 - Contracting Enters the Twentieth Century: 1900-1914 (1.1 MB)
Download Chapter 13 - The Mexican Border Campaign (152 KB)
Download Chapter 14 - Industrial Mobilization for World War I (470 KB)
Download Chapter 15 - The War Begins (1.7 MB)
Download Chapter 16 - The Interwar Period (2.6 MB)
Download Chapter 17 - Socioeconomic Statutes and Goals (881 KB)
Download Chapter 18 - The Mobilization Begins (1.5 MB)
Download Chapter 19 - World War II Begins (1.2 MB)
Download Chapter 20 - Industry Responds (615 KB)
Download Chapter 21 - Contracting in an Era of New Technology, Paperwork, Litigation (1.6 MB)
Download Chapter 22 - The Modern Era: A Sea of Paperwork (651 KB)
Download Epilogue (55 KB)
Download Bibliographical Essay (882 KB)