History of the Great American Fortunes, Vol. 2 (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

Ford, Eliakim Reed

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1440040850 ISBN 13: 9781440040856

Publisher: Forgotten Books, 2012

Synopsis

Before setting out to relate in detail the narrative of the amassing of the great individual fortunes from railroads, it is advisable to present a preliminary survey of the concatenating circumstances leading up to the time when these vast fortunes were rolled together. Without this explanation, this work would be deficient in clarity, and would leave unelucidated many important points, the absence of which might puzzle or vex the reader. Although industrial establishments, as exemplified by mills, factories and shops, much preceded the construction of railroads, yet the next great group of fortunes to develop after, and along with, those from land were the fortunes plucked from the control and manipulation of railroad systems. THE LAGGING FACTORY FORTUNES.
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About the Author:

GUSTAVUS MYERS, 1872 - 1942, was a the pioneering historian who wrote ten major works during his life.

About this edition

• Publisher: Forgotten Books
• Publication date: 2012
• ISBN 10: 1440040850
• ISBN 13: 9781440040856
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 388