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The Robber Barons

The Classic Account of the Influential Capitalists Who Transformed America's Future

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"The best, the liveliest and most illuminating" account of Rockefeller, Morgan, and the other men who seized American economic power after the Civil War ( The New Republic).John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, E. H. Harriman, Jay Gould, Henry Clay Frick . . . their names carry a powerful historical ring, still echoing today in the countless institutions that ... En savoir plus

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"The best, the liveliest and most illuminating" account of Rockefeller, Morgan, and the other men who seized American economic power after the Civil War ( The New Republic).John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, E. H. Harriman, Jay Gould, Henry Clay Frick . . . their names carry a powerful historical ring, still echoing today in the countless institutions that
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A Light in the Dark How Thomas Edison Transformed the World

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Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931) was an American inventor and businessman who is often regarded as one of the most prolific inventors in history. Born in Milan, Ohio, Edison displayed an early interest in mechanics and chemistry. He began his career as a telegraph operator, which led him to experiment with electrical devices.Edison is best known for his inventions that had a profound impact on ... En savoir plus

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Thomas Alva Edison (1847–1931) was an American inventor and businessman who is often regarded as one of the most prolific inventors in history. Born in Milan, Ohio, Edison displayed an early interest in mechanics and chemistry. He began his career as a telegraph operator, which led him to experiment with electrical devices.Edison is best known for his inventions that had a profound impact on
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La Parigi letteraria degli anni Venti

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Dopo gli studi universitari e la frequentazione della bohème del Greenwich Village, oppresso dal provincialismo del suo paese, Matthew Josephson fugge in Europa e inizia un lungo sodalizio con i surrealisti e le altre avanguardie. I «ruggenti anni Venti» a Parigi sono i veri protagonisti del libro: l'emigrazione letteraria nordamericana, la febbre dei fondatori di riviste, i dibattiti tra ... En savoir plus

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Edison: A Biography

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A great folk hero in American history, Edison is viewed by the public as a facile inventor, the electrical wizard and the perfect symbol of the self-made and practical creator. But he was also a paradoxical figure: deaf, impoverished and with no formal education as a youngster, Edison nevertheless became a fertile and versatile inventor, accumulated fortunes for himself and others but remained ... En savoir plus

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Al Smith: Hero of the Cities (A Political Portrait Drawing on the Papers of Frances Perkins)

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Al Smith (1873-1944) was born and grew up in New York’s Lower East Side slums and got his start in politics under Tammany Hall sponsorship. Frances Perkins was a New Englander, a trained social worker who became a public figure when Smith appointed her to the New York State Industrial Commission. They shared a concern for working people and a love for the Empire State, which Smith served as ... En savoir plus

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Al Smith (1873-1944) was born and grew up in New York’s Lower East Side slums and got his start in politics under Tammany Hall sponsorship. Frances Perkins was a New Englander, a trained social worker who became a public figure when Smith appointed her to the New York State Industrial Commission. They shared a concern for working people and a love for the Empire State, which Smith served as
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The Classic Account of the Influential Capitalists Who Transformed America's Future

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"The best, the liveliest and most illuminating" account of Rockefeller, Morgan, and the other men who seized American economic power after the Civil War (The New Republic).John D. Rockefeller, J. P. Morgan, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Andrew Carnegie, E. H. Harriman, Jay Gould, Henry Clay Frick . . . their names carry a powerful historical ring, still echoing today in the countless institutions that are ... En savoir plus

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Revolutionaries

A New History of the Invention of America

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In the early 1770s, the men who invented America were living quiet, provincial lives in the rustic backwaters of the New World, devoted primarily to family, craft, and the private pursuit of wealth and happiness. None set out to become “revolutionary” by ambition, but when events in Boston escalated, they found themselves thrust into a crisis that moved, in a matter of months, from protest to war ... En savoir plus

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Black Potatoes

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Sibert Award Winner: This true story of five years of starvation in Ireland is "a fascinating account of a terrible time" ( Kirkus Reviews).In 1845, a disaster struck Ireland. Overnight, a mysterious blight attacked the potato crops, turning the potatoes black and destroying the only real food of nearly six million people. Over the next five years, the blight attacked again and again. These years ... En savoir plus

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The gripping history of electricity and how the fateful collision of Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westinghouse left the world utterly transformed.In the final decades of the nineteenth century, three brilliant and visionary titans of America’s Gilded Age—Thomas Edison, Nikola Tesla, and George Westinghouse—battled bitterly as each vied to create a vast and powerful electrical empire. In ... En savoir plus

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A “timely, informative, and fascinating” study of 8 inventions—and how they shaped our world—with “totally compelling” insights on little-known inventors throughout history (Elizabeth Kolbert, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Sixth Extinction)In The Alchemy of Us, scientist and science writer Ainissa Ramirez examines 8 inventions and reveals how they shaped the human experience:• Clocks• Steel ... En savoir plus

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