Download or read book 'The General Principles of the Science of Accounts' and 'The Accountancy of Investment' written by Charles E. Sprague and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2020-09-04 with total page 143 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book, first published in 1984, reprints the important texts The General Principles of the Science of Accounts (1901) and The Accountancy of Investment (1904) in one single volume. Charles Sprague pioneered the development of accounting theory in the United States, and his work is key in the study of the history of accounting and its development.