American made : shapers of the American economy
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American made : shapers of the American economy
Pearson, c2012
3rd ed
- : pbk
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Note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Contents of Works
- Introduction
- The artist of his country : Eli Whitney
- The grim reaper : Cyrus Hall McCormick
- The star-spangled Scotchman : Andrew Carnegie
- The most useful American : Thomas A. Edison
- The insolent charioteer : Henry Ford
- The patriarchal pioneer : Pierre S. Du Pont
- The organization man : Alfred P. Sloan
- Avatar of the worldwide car : Henry Ford II
- The philosopher scientist : Edwin Land
- And so it goes : burgers, bargains, and bytes
- Of things past and things to come
Description and Table of Contents
Description
American Made is a best-selling collection of biographical sketches that introduces key trends of American business.The book details American business through time by presenting the history of people who forever changed the way that Americans do business. Harold Livesay maintains clarity and intellectual acumen while highlighting two themes: globalization and the impact of information technology on business. This edition includes updated stories of its hallmark historical business figures with the latest scholarship as well as additional biographies of figures that have redefined American business in recent years.
Table of Contents
- Preface to the Third Edition Introduction
- CHAPTER 1 THE ARTIST OF HIS COUNTRY: ELI WHITNEY
- CHAPTER 2 THE GRIM REAPER: CYRUS HALL MCCORMICK
- CHAPTER 3 THE STAR-SPANGLED SCOTCHMAN: ANDREW CARNEGIE
- CHAPTER 4 THE MOST USEFUL AMERICAN: THOMAS A. EDISON
- CHAPTER 5 THE INSOLENT CHARIOTEER: HENRY FORD
- CHAPTER 6 THE PATRIARCHAL PIONEER: PIERRE S. DU PONT
- CHAPTER 7 THE ORGANIZATION MAN: ALFRED P. SLOAN
- CHAPTER 8 AVATAR OF THE WORLDWIDE CAR: HENRY FORD II
- CHAPTER 9 THE PHILOSOPHER SCIENTIST: EDWIN LAND
- CHAPTER 10 AND SO IT GOES: BURGERS, BARGAINS, AND BYTES
- CHAPTER 11 OF THINGS PAST AND THINGS TO COME
- A Note on the SourcesPhoto CreditsIndex
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