Edition |
Expanded ed. |
Description |
xiv, 610 pages ; 21 cm. |
Series |
A Galaxy book ; GB 819
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Galaxy book ; GB 819.
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Bibliography |
Bibliography: pages 571-583. |
Contents |
Individuals, Events and Economic Change -- THE SEARCH FOR A HAVEN, IDEALISM AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT -- William Penn and the Holy Experiment -- Brigham Young and the Great Basin Kingdom -- THE INVENTORS -- Eli Whitney and American Technology -- The Wizard of Menlo Park -- CREATIVE DESTRUCTION----THE INNOVATORS -- Carnegie and the American Steel Industry -- Henry Ford and the Automobile Age -- THE ARTS OF FINANCE AND CHANGING INDUSTRIAL STRUCTURE---THE ORGANIZERS -- E.H. Harriman, the Financier and the Railroads -- J. Pierpont Morgan, The Investment Banker as Statesman -- BUREAUCRACY: THE NEED TO MONITO AND THE DANGER OF ORGANIZATIONAL GRIDLOCK -- Mary Switzer: Well-Mannered Juggernaut -- Marriner Eccles: Logician in Wonderland -- THE AMERICAN LEGACY AND ITS FUTURE |
Note |
Includes index. |
Provenance |
The Suplee Business Collection honors the memory of Frank E. Suplee '30, 1910-1991. Established by his wife, Mary T. Suplee, and daughter, Katherine A. Suplee, December 1991. |
Subject |
United States -- Biography.
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United States. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Subject |
Entrepreneurship -- Biography.
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Entrepreneurship. |
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United States -- Economic conditions.
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Economic conditions. |
Indexed Term |
United States Entrepreneurship - Biographies |
Subject |
EE.UU. -- Condiciones económicas. |
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Entrepreneuriat -- Biographies. |
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États-Unis -- Biographies. |
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États-Unis -- Conditions économiques. |
Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Subject |
Hombres de negocios -- EE.UU. -- Biografía.
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ISBN |
0195040384 paperback |
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9780195040388 paperback |
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