Remembering Thomas McCraw

Thomas McCraw (1940-2012) was one of the most influential scholars at promoting the research and teaching of business history.  Some of his works are obliged sources for anyone interested in the development of the American corporate sector.  William Childs (Ohio State University), a renown historian on business regulation, was his mentee and later on a co-author.  In the following video, professor Chiles offers a beautiful account of Professor McCraw’s life and influence.

More on William Childs 

A bibliography of works authored by William Childs 

 

A bibliography…

McCraw, Thomas and William Childs (2017) American Business Since 1920: How It Worked. New York: Wiley.

Childs, William (2005) The Texas Railroad Commission: Understanding Regulation in America to the Mid-Twentieth Century. College Station: Texas A&M University Press.

Childs, William (1985) Trucking and the Public Interest: The Emergence of Federal Regulation, 1914-1940. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press.