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.
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: Vanderbilt Jr Cornelius Название: Reno ISBN: 1258289814 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781258289812 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 6060.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Casanovas Anna Название: Vanderbilt Avenue ISBN: 8468767069 ISBN-13(EAN): 9788468767062 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2500.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: El d a que Jack cumpli dieciocho a os descubri un secreto que le destroz la vida. Abandon Little Italy, a su familia y a sus mejores amigos y se convirti en lo que ellos m s odiaban: un polic a. Diez a os m s tarde, Jack vuelve al barrio para resolver el asesinato de Emmett Belcastro, probablemente el nico buen hombre que quedaba sin estar relacionado con la mafia. Pero, el d a que por fin vuelve a acercarse a su pasado, conoce a una chica que puede ver dentro de l. Y es la peor chica del mundo. Tras el brutal asesinato de sus padres, Siena Cavalcanti se marcha a vivir a Estados Unidos con el nico pariente que le queda, Luciano Cavalcanti. Siena cree que est a tiempo de salvar a Luciano de s mismo e insiste en protegerlo. Y si de alguien tiene que defenderlo es del peligroso y enigm tico detective que ha aparecido en el barrio. Jack se jur que no volver a a sentir nada nunca m s, pero la atracci n que siente por Siena se entromete en todas sus decisiones y solo se le ocurre un modo de controlarla: cediendo a ella. Es una relaci n peligrosa y adictiva en la que los dos se est n utilizando: l, para averiguar los secretos de la familia Cavalcanti y ella, para protegerlos. Jack y Siena creen que lo tienen todo bajo control... hasta que los sentimientos de verdad se entrometen y lo que corre peligro no es solo su vida. La polic a y la mafia de Nueva York tienen sus propias reglas y solo coinciden en una: no te enamores de tu enemigo.
Автор: Anonymous Название: Between Cornelius Vanderbilt and John R. Livingston ISBN: 1275499996 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781275499997 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 2035.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
