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The Pig Iron Aristocracy, The Triumph of American Protectionism
ISBN: 9780788445156 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 188 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The "Pig Iron Aristocracy" of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Pennsylvania not only was the foundation of American manufacturing, but the root of our present day political parties. It is a little known story, but it has popular appeal throughout the Midwest
The "Pig Iron Aristocracy" of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Pennsylvania not only was the foundation of American manufacturing, but the root of our pr...
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107,37 zł |
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The Boys of Braddock: Andrew Carnegie and the Men Who Changed Industrial History
ISBN: 9780788425165 / Angielski / Miękka / 2009 / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The great steel-making town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, traces its history to the bloody defeat of General Edward Braddock in the early days of the French and Indian War. In the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, Braddock happened to be the hometown of so
The great steel-making town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, traces its history to the bloody defeat of General Edward Braddock in the early days of the Fre...
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126,89 zł |
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Rubber: An American Industrial History
ISBN: 9780786469987 / Angielski / Miękka / 2014 / 244 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The rubber industry was an industry born in bankruptcy and built through bankruptcies. Many of the great rubber barons found themselves or company in bankruptcy courts. Bankruptcies defined the very nature and structure of the rubber industry we know today. Fortunately, the rubber industry has always proven as elastic as its product.
The very man that invented rubber, Charles Goodyear, started out in a Philadelphia debtor's prison after failing in the hardware business. Amazingly near the end of his life he would return to prison again for debt problems over his failing rubber... The rubber industry was an industry born in bankruptcy and built through bankruptcies. Many of the great rubber barons found themselves or company in ...
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189,01 zł |
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Henry Clay Frick: The Life of the Perfect Capitalist
ISBN: 9780786443833 / Angielski / Miękka / 2010 / 270 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Henry Clay Frick, reviled in his own time, infamous in ours, was blamed for the Johnston Flood (which killed 2,200 people) as well as the violent Homestead Strike of 1892 and survived multiple assassination attempts, yet at the same time was an ardent philanthropist, giving over $100 million during his own lifetime and insisting on anonymity. This biography explores the contradictions in this great industrialist's nature and avoids the extremes of both hagiography and denunciation.
Henry Clay Frick, reviled in his own time, infamous in ours, was blamed for the Johnston Flood (which killed 2,200 people) as well as the violent Home...
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280,82 zł |
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The 100 Most Important American Financial Crises: An Encyclopedia of the Lowest Points in American Economic History
ISBN: 9781440830112 / Angielski / Twarda / 2014 / 337 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. The United States has fairly recently experienced the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. But crippling financial crises are hardly unusual: economic emergencies have occurred throughout American history and can be seen as a cyclical and "normal" (if undesirable) aspect of an economic system. This encyclopedia supplies objective, accessible, and interesting entries on 100 major U.S. financial crises from the Colonial era to today that have had tremendous domestic impact--and in many cases, global impact as well. The entries explore the history and impact of major... The United States has fairly recently experienced the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression. But crippling financial crises are hardly... |
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459,52 zł |
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Edward Drummond Libbey, American Glassmaker
ISBN: 9780786463350 / Angielski / Miękka / 2011 / 242 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Edward Drummond Libbey was a glassmaker, industrialist, artist, innovator and an art collector. Both practical and creative, Libbey forever changed the glass industry with the automatic bottle-making machine and automatic sheet glass machine. This work examines the long career of Libbey, particularly his innovation of American flint cut glass, his contributions to the middle-class American table through affordable glassware, and his enormous art glass and painting collections, which eventually formed the basis for Toledo Museum of Art's collection. Both an historical and critical examination...
Edward Drummond Libbey was a glassmaker, industrialist, artist, innovator and an art collector. Both practical and creative, Libbey forever changed th...
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250,02 zł |
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The Metallurgic Age: The Victorian Flowering of Invention and Industrial Science
ISBN: 9780786423262 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 259 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Throughout history, the use and workmanship of metal has been closely associated with the very notion of civilization. Never was this connection more apparent than during the Metallurgic Age, which coincided with England's Victorian era and the Gilded Age in America. This era, covering essentially the 19th century, saw unprecedented advances as a passion for technology and learning fueled a period of discovery and of practical application of the sciences. This work explores in depth the connection between Victorian creativity and the advance of engineering. It examines this age of accelerated...
Throughout history, the use and workmanship of metal has been closely associated with the very notion of civilization. Never was this connection more ...
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250,02 zł |
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The Ohio Presidents: Eight Men and a Binding Political Philosophy in the White House, 1841-1923
ISBN: 9781476669304 / Angielski / Miękka / 2018 / 230 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Offers a unique view of the populism and republicanism of Ohio and the Midwest, which resulted in the election of Ohio Presidents from 1866 to 1920. What is unique about the Ohio presidents is that their industrial policies, nationalism, and social beliefs formed unified philosophy and a legacy.
Offers a unique view of the populism and republicanism of Ohio and the Midwest, which resulted in the election of Ohio Presidents from 1866 to 1920. W...
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250,02 zł |
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The Green Vision of Henry Ford and George Washington Carver: Two Collaborators in the Cause of Clean Industry
ISBN: 9780786469826 / Angielski / Miękka / 2013 / 220 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. Henry Ford and George Washington Carver had a unique friendship and a shared vision. This book details their paths to "green" manufacturing and the start of the chemurgic movement in America. It covers a number of little known projects such as their efforts to use ethanol as a national fuel, the use of soybeans for plastic production, and the use of waterpower for factories. This study of their collaboration shows how capitalism can drive the green movement and expand American industry.
Henry Ford and George Washington Carver had a unique friendship and a shared vision. This book details their paths to "green" manufacturing and the st...
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250,02 zł |
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Benevolent Barons: American Worker-Centered Industrialists, 1850-1910
ISBN: 9780786494941 / Angielski / Miękka / 2015 / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. American business has always had deep roots in community. For over a century, the country looked to philanthropic industrialists to finance hospitals, parks, libraries, civic programs, community welfare and disaster aid. Worker-centered capitalists saw the workplace as an extension of the community and poured millions into schools, job training and adult education. Often criticized as welfare capitalism, this system was unique in the world. Lesser known capitalists like Peter Cooper and George Westinghouse led the movement in the mid-1800s. Westinghouse in particular focused on good wages and...
American business has always had deep roots in community. For over a century, the country looked to philanthropic industrialists to finance hospitals,...
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250,02 zł |
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The 100 Most Significant Events in American Business: An Encyclopedia
ISBN: 9780313398629 / Angielski / Twarda / 2012 / 323 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 30 dni roboczych. Throughout history, important commercial developments in the United States have made it possible for American companies to leverage tough economic conditions to survive--even thrive in a volatile marketplace. This reference book examines the top 100 groundbreaking events in the history of American business and illustrates their influence on the labor laws, business practices, and management methodologies of corporate America today. The 100 Most Significant Events in American Business: An Encyclopedia depicts the chronological order of events contributing to the... Throughout history, important commercial developments in the United States have made it possible for American companies to leverage tough economic ... |
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410,29 zł |
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St. Benedict's Rule for Business Success
ISBN: 9781557533937 / Angielski / Miękka / 2005 / 144 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. St. Benedict's Rule is one of a handful of documents, such as the Magna Carta and U.S. Constitution, that make up the foundation of Western civilization. Benedict's Rule is an organizational blueprint for success; Benedict's original organization is the oldest in the world, spanning more than 1,500 years. The beauty of The Rule is its organizational genius, which has wide application beyond monastic groups. The Rule is a basic textbook showing how to create and maintain effective organizations. It offers today's reader insights into some of the most difficult resource management issues in...
St. Benedict's Rule is one of a handful of documents, such as the Magna Carta and U.S. Constitution, that make up the foundation of Western civilizati...
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65,14 zł |
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Aluminum in America: A History
ISBN: 9780786499557 / Angielski / Miękka / 2017 / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 13-18 dni roboczych. The history of aluminum: metallurgy, engineering, global business and politics and the advance of civilization itself. The earth s most abundant metal, aluminum remained largely inaccessible until after the Industrial Revolution. A precious commodity in 1850s, it later became a strategic resource: while steel won World War I, aluminum won World War II. A generation later, it would make space travel possible and the 1972 Pioneer spacecraft would carry a message from mankind to extraterrestrial life, engraved on an aluminum plate. Today aluminum, along with oil, is the natural resource driving...
The history of aluminum: metallurgy, engineering, global business and politics and the advance of civilization itself. The earth s most abundant metal...
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250,02 zł |
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