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Out where the west begins: profiles, visions & strategies of early western business leaders
By Thomas J. Noel, Philip Anschutz, Philip F. Anschutz, William J. Convery. 2015
Between 1800 and 1920, an extraordinary cast of bold innovators and entrepreneurs helped lay the groundwork for what we now…
call the American West. They were people of imagination and courage, adept at maneuvering the rapids of change, alert to opportunity, persistent in their missions. This volume profiles some fifty of these individuals, tracing the arcs of their lives, exploring their backgrounds and motivations, identifying their contributions, and analyzing the strategies they developed to succeed in their chosen fieldsModel woman: Eileen Ford and the business of beauty
By Robert Lacey. 2015
Eileen Ford, working with her husband, Jerry, created the twentieth century's largest and most successful modeling agency, representing some of…
the fashion world's most famous names. Her relentless ambition turned the business of modeling into one of the most glamorous and desired professions, helping to convert her stable of beautiful faces into millionaire superstarsThe negotiator: a memoir
By George J. Mitchell, George Mitchell. 2015
The former majority leader of the Senate reflects on his working class roots in Lewiston, Maine and his wide-ranging career…
as lawyer, prosecutor, politician, peace envoy to Northern Ireland and the Middle East, and adviser to Major League BaseballBrick by brick: a woman's journey
By Pamela Hunt, Lynn Donohue, Marsha L. McCabe. 2006
A woman in a largely male profession, a child of hard-scrabble New Bedford, Massachusetts, and a mother of two, Donohue…
tells her gutsy story of building a successful construction company, and a meaningful life, one brick at a time. Some strong languageThe harness maker's dream: Nathan Kallison and the rise of South Texas
By Nick Kotz. 2013
Both historical study and ancestral narrative, "The Harness Maker's Dream" follows Ukrainian teenager Nathan Kallison's escape from the murderous Cossacks…
to a brighter future in America. Facing challenges of learning English and earning wages as a harness maker in Chicago, Kallison moves to San Antonio in 1899 where he and his sons eventually develop the largest farm and ranch supply business in the SouthwestThe arsenal of democracy: FDR, Detroit, and an epic quest to arm an America at war
By A. J. Baime. 2014
Narrative of how Ford Motor Company went from making automobiles to producing the airplanes that would mean the difference between…
winning and losing World War II. A 2015 Michigan Notable book. 2014. Award winnerThe fast times of Albert Champion: from record-setting racer to dashing tycoon, an untold story of speed, success, and betrayal
By Peter Joffre Nye, Peter Nye. 2014
Biography of Flint, Michigan's AC Delco and Champion Spark Plug founder gives a glimpse into the advent of modern transportation…
in the Jazz Age through the story of a man who lived in the fast laneWhen money grew on trees: A.B. Hammond and the age of the timber baron
By Greg Gordon. 2014
When Andrew Hammond moved from Maine, where he had worked as a lumberjack, to the Northwest he saw his opportunities…
and took them. He eventually founded the Hammond Lumber Company and turned it into a successful corporation. He left a legacy of clearcuts, company towns, and bitter fights with unionsBitter brew: the rise and fall of Anheuser-Busch and America's kings of beer
By William Knoedelseder. 2014
Bitter Brew tells the story of the Busch family of St. Louis, Missouri, the founders of the legendary Anheuser-Busch company…
who turned a small brewery into a huge corporation and made Budweiser the "King of Beers." Some strong languageThe judge: a life of Thomas Mellon, founder of a fortune
By James Mellon. 2011
Thomas Mellon greatly influenced the fortunes of his hometown, Pittsburgh, throughout the nineteenth century. He was a farmer who read…
Greek and Latin, served as the classics professor of his university, and then became a lawyer and a judge before founding Mellon Bank. His Scotch-Irish value system strongly contributed to his family becoming one of the world's most recognizable names in industry, innovation, and philanthropy. Some violence. 2011Fred Meijer: stories of his life
By Bill Smith, Larry Ten Harmsel. 2009
R.E. Olds, auto industry pioneer: Auto Industry Pioneer
By George S. May. 1977
Chrysler, Ford, Durant, and Sloan: founding giants of the American automotive industry
By H. Eugene Weiss. 2003
Biographies of the leaders of the Big Three automobile manufacturers in Detroit, Michigan--Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler--with an emphasis on…
their contributions to production, product design, marketing, and business organization. 2003Madam Millie: bordellos from Silver City to Ketchikan
By Max Evans. 2002
Colorful--and we do mean colorful biography of one of New Mexico's real characters. Harvey Girl turned hooker turned madam, Mildred…
Clark Cusey came to Deming, N.M. as a result of trying to help cure her older sister of tuberculosis. An astute business woman she became rich and famous using her physical charms. Sexually explicit and strong language. Some explicit descriptions of sexManhattan Project to the Santa Fe Institute: The Memoirs of George A. Cowan
By George A. Cowan, G. A. Cowan. 2010
Cowan's memoir is an engaging eyewitness account of how science works and how scientists, as human beings, work as well.…
In discussing his career in nuclear physics from the 1940's into the 1980's, Cowan weaves in intriguing anecdotes about a large cast of distinguished scientists, all related in his wry, self-deprecating mannerTrue brew: a guide to craft beer in Indiana
By Rita T. Kohn, Photographs by Kris Arnold. 2010
During the 75th anniversary year of the repeal of Prohibition, an emerging generation of Indiana craft beer brewers sat down…
with their friend and fellow beer aficionado Rita T. Kohn for in-depth interviews on the trials and tribulations of pursuing their passion. The result is a fascinating social history of the growth of handcrafted beer within the state. True Brew vibrantly details the brewers' journey in the creation and sharing of their brews. Continuity, interconnectedness, and civic concern are themes that permeate their stories, but readers may be surprised by the brewers' strong advocacy for restoring buildings, invigorating neighborhoods, and practicing sustainability. Join Kohn, Indiana's leading brew masters, and a burgeoning crop of homebrewers as they reflect on the historical, cultural, social, and economic contributions made to Indiana by one of the world's oldest beveragesSpeck: the life and times of Spencer Penrose
By Robert C. Olson. 2008
A biography of Spencer "Speck" Penrose, who flouted the Philadelphia heritage into which he was born to make his own…
fortune in the Wild West. He became involved in various businesses including real estate, mining, manufacturing, and politics; and was loved, feared, hated, and admired all at the same time by peers, family, friends, and enemies alikeFormer Time business researcher Nancy Kriplen offers an incisive warts-and-all account of the business and personal life of John D.…
MacArthur who with his wife Catherine became pioneers in marketing health and long-term care insurance to lower-middle-class and elderly people. Beginning in the mid-1950s the MacArthurs met equal success in real estate developmentJust call me Orville: the story of Orville Redenbacher (The Founders Series)
By Robert W. Topping. 2011
The wit and wisdom of Willie Kocurek
By Willie Kocurek, Ramona Van Loan. 2000
Willie Kocurek is a unique and legendary icon best known for his sharp wit and down home philosophy. He was…
born in Dime Box, Texas, later moved to Caldwell, and eventually earned a BBA degree from the University of Texas in 1933. He has had a long and successful career as a businessman in Austin and at the age of 70 earned a law degree from the University of Texas