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Edward Drummond Libbey, American Glassmaker
Edward Drummond Libbey was a glassmaker, industrialist, artist, innovator and art collector. Both practical and creative, he forever changed the glass industry with the automatic …
The Metallurgic Age
"In many ways the mind of the Victorian age was absorbed by invention and innovation. A passion for technology and learning resulted in a period not only of discovery but of …
The Pig Iron Aristocracy, The Triumph of American Protectionism
Ohio Presidents
Ohio sent eight presidents to the White House--one Whig and seven Republicans--from 1841 to 1923: William Harrison, U.S. Grant, Rutherford Hayes, James Garfield, Benjamin Harrison, …
Metallurgic Age
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 …
Henry Clay Frick
Henry Clay Frick, reviled in his own time, infamous in ours, was blamed for the Johnstown Flood (which killed 2,200 people) as well as the violent Homestead Strike of 1892, and …
In Search of the Lost Grail of Middle Management
In most management books, middle management is treated as a right of passage to CEO. Today's managers are educated, trained, and inspired from the CEO's perspective. The career and …
The Boys of Braddock
Aluminum in America
The history of aluminum takes in metallurgy, engineering, global business and politics and the advance of civilization itself. The earth's most abundant metal, aluminum remained …
100 Most Important American Financial Crises
Covering events such as banking crises, economic bubbles, natural disasters, trade embargoes, and depressions, this single-volume encyclopedia of major U.S. financial downturns …
The 100 Most Important American Financial Crises
Covering events such as banking crises, economic bubbles, natural disasters, trade embargoes, and depressions, this single-volume encyclopedia of major U.S. financial downturns …
H.J. Heinz
Though Heinz Ketchup is one of the most recognized corporate symbols in the world, few people know anything at all about H. J. Heinz. Industrial giants Rockefeller, Carnegie, …