| Six Tycoons: The Lives of John Jacob Astor, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Henry Ford and Joseph P. Ke Contributor(s): Derbyshire, Wyn (Author) |
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ISBN: 1904905846 ISBN-13: 9781904905844 Publisher: Spiramus Press OUR PRICE: $25.74 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: October 2008 Annotation: This is a study of the business lives of the key industrialists of America, whose lives span two centuries from the 1770s to the 1960s. They were all individuals who lived the "rags to riches" story to the full; none of them came from wealthy backgrounds - they were all at least "relatively" poor - Carnegie perhaps the poorest. Also, they were all major contributors to our modern Western industrial/commercial society: Carnegie pioneered the modern iron and steel business, Rockefeller developed the modern oil business, Vanderbilt pioneered modern mass transport (sea and rail travel), Ford of course pioneered cars and modern mass production - and Astor ended up owning much of the Island of Manhattan after pioneering in the fur trade and sea trade. The activities of these men led to the development of modern business law and practices e.g. anti-trust legislation. Astor, Vanderbilt, Carnegie and Rockefeller can be considered as "legitimate" robber barons. Ford was the first of the modern i |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Business & Economics | Corporate & Business History - General |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2009285409 |
| Physical Information: 1.2" H x 6.4" W x 8.6" (1.20 lbs) 252 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: John Jacob Astor. Cornelius Vanderbilt. Andrew Carnegie. John D. Rockefeller. Henry Ford. Joseph P. Kennedy. Even today, long after their deaths, the names of these six men continue to be associated with wealth and power. When they were alive, they dominated their worlds as few men had done before, and few have done since. These are the life stories of six of the richest men who ever lived in America. Their lives offer us windows into ways of life for over two centuries that most of us can only imagine - an opportunity to glimpse times when laws, attitudes, prejudices, and opportunities were very different from today. Their achievements - financial, political, and social - continue to affect us to this day, for good or ill. Additionally, their mistakes still offer important lessons about the acquisition, use, and abuse of wealth and power. And had they not lived, the history of America - and the world - might have been very different indeed. |