Stephen Girard
Author: George Wilson
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780938289562
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Author: George Wilson
Publisher: Da Capo Press
Published: 1995
Total Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 9780938289562
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Author: T.J. Stiles
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 2010-04-20
Total Pages: 738
ISBN-13: 1400031745
DOWNLOAD EBOOKNATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD In this groundbreaking biography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt, the combative man and American icon who, through his genius and force of will, did more than perhaps any other individual to create modern capitalism. Meticulously researched and elegantly written, The First Tycoon describes an improbable life, from Vanderbilt’s humble birth during the presidency of George Washington to his death as one of the richest men in American history. In between we see how the Commodore helped to launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation. Epic in its scope and success, the life of Vanderbilt is also the story of the rise of America itself.
Author: Stephen Simpson
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Published: 1832
Total Pages: 332
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Harry Emerson Wildes
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Published: 1943
Total Pages: 410
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: Stephen SIMPSON (of Philadelphia.)
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Published: 1832
Total Pages: 332
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: John Bach McMaster
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Published: 1918
Total Pages: 504
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DOWNLOAD EBOOKAuthor: E. Digby Baltzell
Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 2017-07-28
Total Pages: 604
ISBN-13: 1351495348
DOWNLOAD EBOOKBased on the biographies of some three hundred people in each city, this book shows how such distinguished Boston families as the Adamses, Cabots, Lowells, and Peabodys have produced many generations of men and women who have made major contributions to the intellectual, educational, and political life of their state and nation. At the same time, comparable Philadelphia families such as the Biddles, Cadwaladers, Ingersolls, and Drexels have contributed far fewer leaders to their state and nation. From the days of Benjamin Franklin and Stephen Girard down to the present, what leadership there has been in Philadelphia has largely been provided by self-made men, often, like Franklin, born outside Pennsylvania.Baltzell traces the differences in class authority and leadership in these two cites to the contrasting values of the Puritan founders of the Bay Colony and the Quaker founders of the City of Brotherly Love. While Puritans placed great value on the calling or devotion to one's chosen vocation, Quakers have always placed more emphasis on being a good person than on being a good judge or statesman. Puritan Boston and Quaker Philadelphia presents a provocative view of two contrasting upper classes and also reflects the author's larger concern with the conflicting values of hierarchy and egalitarianism in American history.
Author: Robert E. Wright
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Published: 2006-05
Total Pages: 261
ISBN-13: 0226910687
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe authors chronicle how a different group of nine founding fathers forged the wealth and institutions necessary to transform the American colonies from a diffuse alliance of contending business interests into one cohesive economic superpower.
Author: James Girard
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Published: 2010
Total Pages: 715
ISBN-13: 0763759392
DOWNLOAD EBOOKPlanet Earth : rocks, life, and history -- The Earth's atmosphere -- Global warming and climate change -- Chemistry of the troposphere -- Chemistry of the stratosphere -- Analysis of air and air pollutants -- Water resources -- Water pollution and water treatment -- Analysis of water and wastewater -- Fossil fuels : our major source of energy -- Nuclear power -- Energy sources for the future -- Inorganic metals in the environment -- Organic chemicals in the environment -- Insecticides, herbicides, and insect control -- Toxicology -- Asbestos -- The disposal of dangerous wastes.
Author: Stephen Simpson
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Published: 1832
Total Pages: 336
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