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Captains of Industry by James Parton (1822 - 1891)

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In this volume are presented examples of men who shed lustre upon ordinary pursuits, either by the superior manner in which they exercised them or by the noble use they made of the leisure which success in them usually gives. Such men are the nobility of republics. Most of these chapters were published originally in "The Ledger" of New York, and a few of them in "The Youths' Companion" of Boston, the largest two circulations in the country. I have occasionally had reason to think that they were of some service to young readers, and I may add that they represent more labor and research than wou...

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Episodes

Three John Walters, and Their Newspaper 08.09.2024
Peter Cooper 08.09.2024
Sir John Rennie, Engineer 08.09.2024
Sir Christopher Wren 08.09.2024
Thomas Edward, Cobbler and Naturalist 08.09.2024
William B. Astor, House-Owner 08.09.2024
Marie-Antoine Careme, French Cook 08.09.2024
James Lackington, Second-Hand Bookseller 08.09.2024
Wonderful Walker, Parson of All Work 08.09.2024
James Gordon Bennett, and How He Founded His "Herald" 08.09.2024
Sir Rowland Hill 08.09.2024
Paris-Duverney, French Financier 08.09.2024
Horace Greeley's Start 08.09.2024
Sir Moses Montefiore 08.09.2024
John Bromfield, Merchant 08.09.2024
Henry Bessemer 08.09.2024
The Founders of Lowell 08.09.2024
John Duncan, Weaver and Botanist 08.09.2024
Richard Cobden, Calico Printer 08.09.2024
John Smedley, Stocking-Manufacturer 08.09.2024
Sir Henry Cole 08.09.2024
Peter Force, Printer 08.09.2024
Gerrit Smith 08.09.2024
Robert Owen, Cotton-Manufacturer 08.09.2024
Robert Dick, Baker and Naturalist 08.09.2024

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