Description: GREAT STORIES OF AMERICAN BUSINESSMEN From AMERICAN HERITAGE MAGAZINE Historical articles are written by various authors and were originally published in the American Heritage Magazine from 1954 to about 1972, Various copyrights up to 1972; published by American Heritage Publishing Co., a subsidiary of McGraw-Hill. There is no statement of printing. ”AMERICAN HERITAGE, the world’s leading history magazine, is noted for its lively articles on the history of American business and businessmen. Now 39 pop the best of these, with their original illustrations, are collected here in one volume.” Authors include John Dos Passos, Allen Nevins, Lucius Beebe, Archibald MacLeish, Gerald Carson, John K. Galbraith, Thurman Arnold, Geoffrey Hellman, Lincoln Barnett and John A. Garraty. The book is profusely illustrated in black and white and color. DESCRIPTION: 382 pages 11 1/4 x 8 3/4 inches hardcover with dustjacket CONDITION: This hard-cover book is in fine condition with a very good dustjacket. The green cloth hardcover is very clean and shows little to no wear. The interior is excellent with no names, marks, underlining, tears or odor. The paper shows little to no age toning. The hinges and binding are excellent with no loose or missing pages. The dustjacket is complete with price intact on the front flap, but has some tiny tears beginning at the top of the spine area. It is slightly rubbed at the edges and corners. From the dust jacket description: The teacher, the lawyer, the physician, the statesman, the scientist…all are conscious that the nature of their work and their status in society are deeply rooted in history. But the American businessman tends not to share that reassuring sense of history about his art and profession. Almost by definition, he is concerned primarily with the future. And if he looks at his history, as often as not it is locked in dense books on economics, or is served up to him in the form of two polarized myths: he is descended from brigands and blackguards; or he is the last in the line of true defenders of the American “free enterprise” system…. The subjects dance across the American business scene, from Robert Morris to Samuel Slater—“Father of our Factory System”—to Cyrus McCormick, Samuel Colt, Bell and his telephone, Rockefeller, James Hill and his railroads, Henry Ford…And along the way you look into the nostalgia of old “trade cards,” the first soda fountain, and the Stanley Steamer. There are accounts of the economics—and hazards—of colonial smuggling and piracy; the historic coal strike of 1902; the great Vanderbilt will contest; the 1929 market crash; the start of U.S. business philanthropy. BECAUSE MEDIA RATE SHIPPING IS FREE ON THE BOOKS I SELL, COMBINE THIS WITH OTHER ITEMS FROM MY EBAY STORE. I AM AN EXPERIENCED EBAY SELLER (23+ YEARS) AND SHIPPER WITH 100% (always!--since 1997!) FEEDBACK RATING. ALL ITEMS ARE CAREFULLY AND SECURELY PACKED TO REDUCE OR ELIMINATE DANGER OF CRUSHING AND OR WATER/MOISTURE DAMAGE. ALL BOOKS ARE SHIPPED IN STURDY BOXES WITH TRACKING AND DELIVERY CONFIRMATION INCLUDED. I PERSONALLY GUARANTEE ALL OF THE BOOKS, AUTOGRAPHS AND SIGNATURES ON BOOKS I SELL.
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Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Topic: American Business
Binding: Hardcover
Subject: History
Original/Facsimile: Original
Language: English
Publisher: American Heritage
Place of Publication: New York
Special Attributes: Dust Jacket, Illustrated
