The 50 Great Pioneers of American Industry

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1. Editor's Notep. 4
2. He Put Cotton on the Map - Samuel Slaterp. 8
3. All Abourd - Philip Thomasp. 11
4. Harvester of the Prairies - Cyrus McCormickp. 14
5. The Prince of Humbugs - Phineas T. Barnump. 22
6. Rubber For Industry - Charles Goodyearp. 27
7. The Man from Cook's - Thomas Cookp. 30
8. He Kept the World in Stitches - Merritt Singerp. 42
9. Billion Dollar By-Product - Dr. Edward Robinson Squibbp. 46
10. Selling Was Never the Same Again - R. H. Macyp. 50
11. Going Up - Elisha Graves Otisp. 56
12. He Opened Industry's Books - Henry Varnum Poorp. 61
13. A.L. Holley, Sire of Steelp. 65
14. Baseball's First Pro - Harry Wrightp. 67
15. Let There Be Light - Thomas Alva Edisonp. 72
16. Architects of "Mad Ave" - Francis Wayland Ayerp. 84
17. Soap's First Big Splash - Harley Procterp. 88
18. Insurance for Everybody - John F. Drydenp. 92
19. He Started Soda Sales Popping - Charles E. Hiresp. 97
20. King of the Five-and-Dime - Frank W. Woolworthp. 100
21. He Brought Order to Troubled Oil - John. D. Rockefellerp. 104
22. How To Build Your Own Business - Gustavus Swiftp. 107
23. Sold American - Buck Dukep. 111
24. The Fabulous Writing Machine - Christopher Sholesp. 114
25. He Unplugged Printing's Bottleneck - Othmar Mergenthalerp. 119
26. Long Lines Lifetime - Theodore N. Vail'sp. 122
27. Mail Order Magician- Richard Warren Searsp. 126
28. Making Sales Regsiter - John Pattersonp. 130
29. He Clicked the Shutter for Billions of Snapshots - George Eastmanp. 135
30. He Electrified Industry - George Westinghousep. 139
31. Management Man - Frederick W. Taylorp. 143
32. Champion of U.S. Labor - Samuel Gompersp. 154
33. He Beat the Heat - Willis Carrierp. 158
34. The Customer is Always Right - E.M. Statlerp. 162
35. Glass Giant - Mike Owensp. 165
36. They Taught the World to Fly - Wright Brothersp. 168
37. How Magazines Went National - Cyrus H.K. Curtisp. 172
38. Bighearted Bankers - Arthur J. Morris and A. P. Gianninip. 180
39. Conquest of the Beard - King Camp Gillettep. 184
40. Image Maker for PR - Ivy Leep. 195
41. Cereal Story - W.K. Kelloggp. 198
42. He Made the Fords Roll By - Henry Fordp. 201
43. He launched the Outboard Motor - Ole Evinrudep. 204
44. Household Horsepower - Earl Richardson and Geroge Hughesp. 207
45. The Men Who Made the Movies - Furrier Loew and Louis B. Mayerp. 210
46. The Big Business of Beauty - Elizabeth Ardenp. 214
47. Flying the Mails - William Boeingp. 218
48. Baron of Broadcasting - Lee De Forestp. 228
49. Computers Come of Age - Moores School of Engineeringp. 232
50. Birth of the Atomic Age - Enrico Fermip. 236