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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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Sep 8, 2024

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Episodes

Marquis of Worcester, Inventor of the Steam Engine 08.09.2024
Peter H. Burnett, Banker 08.09.2024
Charles Summers 08.09.2024
An Old Dry-Goods Merchant's Recollections 08.09.2024
Myron Holley, Market-Gardener 08.09.2024
George Hope 08.09.2024
Edward Coles, Noblest of the Pioneers, and His Great Speech 08.09.2024
John Bright, Manufacturer 08.09.2024
Frederick Tudor, Ice Exporter 08.09.2024
Israel Putnam, Farmer 08.09.2024
Peter Faneuil, and The Great Hall He Built 08.09.2024
Chauncy Jerome, Yankee Clock-Maker 08.09.2024
George Flower, Pioneer 08.09.2024
John Harrison, Exquisite Watch-Maker 08.09.2024
George Graham, Clock Maker, Buried in Westminster Abbey 08.09.2024
Michael Reynolds, Engine Driver 08.09.2024
Major Robert Pike, Farmer 08.09.2024
Elihu Burrit, The Learned Blacksmith 08.09.2024
David Maydole, Hammer-Maker 08.09.2024
Captain Pierre Laclede Liguest, Pioneer 08.09.2024
Icabod Washburn, Wire-Maker 08.09.2024
Preface 08.09.2024

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