Henry Clay Frick

The Life of the Perfect Capitalist

Häftad, Engelska, 2010

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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 survived an assassination attempt, yet at the same time was an ardent philanthropist, giving more than $100 million during his lifetime and in his will, while insisting on anonymity.This biography explores the contradictions in this great industrialist's nature and avoids the extremes of both hagiography and denunciation.

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Utgivningsdatum2010-02-08
Mått178 x 254 x 14 mm
Vikt472 g
FormatHäftad
SpråkEngelska
Antal sidor270
FörlagMcFarland & Co Inc
ISBN9780786443833

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Table of ContentsAcknowledgments viiiPrologue Preface A Technical Note Introduction 1. A Heritage of Capitalism 2. Boyhood, 1849 to 1860 3. Connellsville Coke: Gray Gold 4. The Prince of Coke 5. Bessemer Convertors, Strikes, and Carnegie 6. The King of Coke 7. A Fox in the Henhouse 8. The Strike of 1887 9. Providence 10. Labor Disputes and Personal Setbacks 11. The Run–Up to Homestead 12. An Industrial Waterloo 13. Homestead—The Battle 14. The Aftermath 15. The Foundation of a Great Corporation 16. Big Steel 17. United States Steel 18. The World’s Richest Neighborhood 19. New York and the Panic of 1907 20. Final Years, 1910–1919 21. Pittsburgh Capitalism 22. The Labor Republic 23. An Organizational Genius 24. A Final Look Chapter Notes Bibliography Index