The History of the Greatest American Entrepreneurs (The History of the World's Greatest...)

The History of the Greatest American Entrepreneurs (The History of the World's Greatest...)
Ron Shillingford (Author)
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Featuring the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. This book features both historical and contemporary entrepreneurs, offering insight and inspiration through their stories.

• Rank: #136997 in eBooks
• Published on: 2011-01-22
• Released on: 2011-01-22
• Format: Kindle eBook
• Number of items: 1

Description #1 by Rakuten.com Shopping - Alibris Media 2:

With the story of one American family--the Vickerys of Unity, Maine--Andrea Hawkes tells the history of our country and explores the power of connections, beginning with the first generation of Vickerys from England who founded Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1634, then following the fifth generation to the District of Maine just before the American Revolution as they extended the family network from Cape Elizabeth, east to Calais, and north to Unity where succeeding generations thrived for the next two hundred years. In the late 1800s the ninth generation of Vickerys expanded the family network to the Montana and Wyoming borderlands, and their stories of pioneer ranching and mining mirror the entrepreneurial spirit of their colonial ancestors, Hawkes keeps a keen historian's eye on the facts while weaving a fascinating tale.

Description #2 by Alibris:

Ever since the first colonists landed in 'The New World', Americans have forged ahead in their quest to make good on the promises of capitalism and independence. This book vividly illustrates the history of business in the United States from the point of view of the enterprising men and women who made it happen. Weaving together vivid narrative with economic analysis, "American Entrepreneur" recounts fascinating successes and failures, including: how Eli Whitney changed the shape of the American business landscape; the impact of the Civil War on the economy and the subsequent dominance of Andrew Carnegie and JP Morgan; the rise of the consumer marketplace led by Asa Candler, WK Kellogg, Henry Ford, and JC Penny; and, Warren Buffett's, Michael Milken's, and even Martha Stewart's experience in the 'New Economy' of the 1990s and into today. It is an adventure to start a business, and the greatest risk takers in that adventure are entrepreneurs. This is the epic story of America's entrepreneurs and the economy they created.

Description #3 by Textbooks.com:

by Jimmy M. Skaggs - MacMillan Higher Education (1994) - Paperback - ISBN 0312123396 9780312123390