The five 'Titans of Industry' discussed in this series are, without a doubt, the most influential and impactful men in American history. Without any one of them, the entire landscape of the US would be different. They are the founders of the American economy.
We live in a world today that is based on the actions of John D. Rockefeller. Everything we do and how we live are the result of oil and its power.
J.P. Morgan is more than just the name on one of the largest banks in America; He built the financial world we live in today.
Henry Ford not only revolutionized the automobile industry, but the assembly line he created has changed the way the entire world thinks about manufacturing.
Grab a copy, pull up a chair, pour your favorite reading beverage, and dive into the lives of the men who built America.
Автор: Bostaph Samuel Название: Andrew Carnegie: An Economic Biography ISBN: 1538100401 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781538100400 Издательство: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers Рейтинг: Цена: 3166.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Andrew Carnegie was a leading industrialist who used his fortune to create a legacy of philanthropy and peace advocacy. This biography examines his rise from a poverty-stricken childhood to a position of international leadership.
Автор: Hendrick Burton Jesse, Henderson Daniel Название: Louise Whitfield Carnegie: The Life of Mrs. Andrew Carnegie ISBN: 1258290790 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781258290795 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 6612.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Carnegie, Andrew Название: The gospel of wealth ISBN: 1515420167 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781515420163 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2619.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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Andrew Carnegie (1835-1919) was a Scottish immigrant to the United States. He arrived as a poor child, but--as the epitome of the "rags to riches" story, built himself into one of the richest men in the world. As a young man, who worked as a telegraph operator, and used his wits and business acumen to parlay his job into greater investments during and after the Civil War. Those investments in railroads, bridges, oil derricks, and more made him very wealthy by the 1880s. Then he brought t
Описание: *Includes pictures *Includes the business magnates' quotes about life and work *Includes online resources and a bibliography for further reading The Gilded Age and the dawn of the 20th century are often remembered as an era full of monopolies, trusts, and economic giants in heavy industries like oil and steel. Men like Andrew Carnegie built empires like Carnegie Steel, and financiers like J.P. Morgan merged and consolidated them. The era also made names like Astor, Cooke, and Vanderbilt instantly recognizable across the globe. Over time, the unfathomable wealth generated by the businesses made the individuals on top incredibly rich, and that in turn led to immense criticism and an infamous epithet used to rail against them: robber barons. Dozens of men were called "robber barons", but few of them were as notorious as Cornelius Vanderbilt, who also happened to be one of the nation's first business titans. Vanderbilt was a railroad and shipping magnate at a time that the industry was almost brand new, but he rode his success to become one of the richest and most powerful men in American history. When historians are asked to name the richest man in history, a name that often pops up is that of John D. Rockefeller, who co-founded Standard Oil and turned it into the first real trust in the United States. Rockefeller had been groomed ambitiously by a huckster father nicknamed "Devil Bill", who was just as willing to cheat his son as an unsuspecting public, and John certainly chased his dreams of living long and large. Rockefeller forged his empire in the first few decades of his life and nearly worked himself to death by the time he was 50, which helped compel him to retire for the last several decades of his life. At one point, Rockefeller's wealth was worth more than 1.5% of the entire country's gross domestic product, and by adjusting for inflation, he is arguably the richest man in American history if not world history. When robber barons across America took the reins of vast industries, they needed financing, and many of them turned to the most famous banker of all: John Pierpont Morgan. It was J.P. Morgan who bankrolled the consolidation of behemoth corporations across various industries, including the merging of Edison General Electric and Thomson-Houston Electric Company, which subsequently became General Electric, still known simply as GE across the world today. Similarly, he financed Federal Steel Company and consolidated various other steel businesses to help form the United States Steel Corporation. While critics complained about the outsized influence that these gigantic businesses had, Morgan's massive wealth also gave him unprecedented power in the financial sector and the ability to deal with politicians. In fact, Morgan played an important part in the Panic of 1907 and the subsequent decision to create the Federal Reserve as a monetary oversight. Ironically, one of America's most famous robber barons, Andrew Carnegie, epitomized the American Dream, migrating with his poor family to America in the mid-19th century and rising to the top of the business world in his adopted country. A prodigious writer in addition to his keen sense of business, Carnegie was one of the most outspoken champions of capitalism at a time when there was pushback among lower social classes who witnessed the great disparities in wealth; as he once put it, "Upon the sacredness of property civilization itself depends-the right of the laborer to his hundred dollars in the savings bank, and equally the legal right of the millionaire to his millions." In a similar vein, he said, "Those who would administer wisely must, indeed, be wise, for one of the serious obstacles to the improvement of our race is indiscriminate charity."
Автор: Bostaph Samuel Название: Andrew Carnegie: An Economic Biography ISBN: 0739189832 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780739189832 Издательство: Bloomsbury Рейтинг: Цена: 12177.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This economic biography examines the rise of Andrew Carnegie from a poverty-stricken childhood to a position of international leadership, philanthropy, and peace advocacy. It presents a dynamic and entrepreneurial economic actor who built an industrial empire by shrewd calculation and innovations in products, technology, and industrial organization.
Автор: Carnegie Andrew Название: The Gospel of Wealth ISBN: 1499775547 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781499775549 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1378.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Carnegie Andrew Название: The Autobiography of Andrew Carnegie ISBN: 1724395998 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781724395993 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 1102.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Carnegie, Andrew Название: Gospel of wealth ISBN: 1515400344 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781515400349 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 871.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Carnegie, Andrew Название: Autobiography of andrew carnegie ISBN: 1609421981 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781609421984 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 2740.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
