industrialists

Examines the life of John Deere, co-founder of Plough Manufactory, a business opened to manufacture steel plows, and which continues to make farm machinery in the twenty-first century.

Biography of George Eastman, a bank clerk who revolutionized the world of photography with the invention of the dry-plate coating machine, roll film, and the hand-held camera, discussing his business acumen, money-making skills, and charitable works.

The story of the comic strip character Little Orphan Annie, who is adopted by billionaire "Daddy" Warbucks.

A biography of industrialist Andrew Carnegie, emphasizing his numerous philanthropies.

Cosmetics maven Mary Kay Ash tells the story of her life, discussing her childhood in rural Texas, her struggles as a single mother, her success in direct sales, and her founding of the Mary Kay Cosmetics company in her post-retirement years.

Profiles entrepreneurs who have turned their visions into realities and had a significant impact on world history.

A biography of the woman who began her own cosmetic company to put her business philosophy into practice.

Biographical entries provide basic information on major figures from 1800 to 1914, including those who had significant impact on the arts, politics, economy, and society of the era.

Provides information about the Industrial Revolution in the U.S. and introduces four men who contributed to or took advantage of the new technologies, including Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, J.P. Morgan, and Henry Ford.

Biography of the engineer and industrialist whose pioneering company showed the world how to build and mass-produce reliable, inexpensive automobiles.