industrialists

A brief biography of American oil magnate, John D. Rockefeller.

Charts the life of Andrew Carnegie, who was born into poverty in Scotland and who rose to become a successful entrepreneur and philanthropist in the steel industry at the turn of the twentieth century.

A biography of Scotsman Andrew Carnegie that discusses how his actions, as founder of Carnegie Steel, contributed to the reorganization of the pattern of industrial activity.

Presents a biography of Henry Ford examining his childhood and early work on automobiles, his development of the Model T and Model A, establishment of the first assembly line, as well as his sometimes controversial personal and private life.

Chronicles the history of Ford Motor Company and the life of its founder, Henry Ford, examining the company's impact on industry and the world.

Presents a brief biography of J.L. Kraft, describing the early life and business career of the founder of Kraft foods.

Presents a brief biography of Edwin Binney, the man who founded Crayola Crayons, describing his early life and business career.

Alphabetical articles profile the life and work of notable business leaders and entrepreneurs from antiquity to the present, beginning with Ah Quin and concluding with Linus Yale. Includes the following: John Jacob Aster, William E. Boeing, Andrew Carnegie, Samuel Colt, John Deere, George Eastman, Malcolm Forbes, Henry Ford, Bill Gates, David Geffen, J. Paul Getty, Armand Hammer, William Randolph Hearst, Henry John Heinz II, Milton Hershey, Howard Hughes, Steven Jobs, Will Keith Kellogg, Raymond Kroc, Cyrus McCormick, J.P. Morgan, Robert Murdock, Ross Perot, George Pullman, Cecil Rhodes, John David Rockefeller, Stephen Spielberg, John Stetson, Levi Strauss, John Studebaker, Donald Trump, Ted Turner, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sam Walton, Oliver Winchester, Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Wozniak.