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Alfred I. du Pont: The Man and His Family
Joseph Frazier Wall
Oxford University Press, USA, 1990
Hefty Tome but Wall is a Biographer Par Excellence
At first intimidating because of its length, you will find yourself fascinated by this bio! In fact, it's worth running the risk of dropping the heavy volume on yourself as you struggle to stay awake reading it late into the night like I did. The time period covered extends from the French ...
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American Empress: The Life and Times of Marjorie Merriweather Post
Nancy Rubin Stuart
iUniverse Star, 2004
American Empress by Nancy Rubin Stuart
Superb biography which open the window (and the door) into Marjorie Merriweather Post's fascinating life - - and shows that "money cannot buy everything" ....
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The House of Morgan: An American Banking Dynasty and the Rise of Modern Finance
Ron Chernow
Grove Press, 2001
Learn the history of American finance as a whole by studying one titanic banking empire.
+ Amazing Biography of an Amazing Family
+ History repeating itself
+ The House of Morgan
+ Chernow's breadth of knowlege is breathtaking
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Nylon and Bombs: DuPont and the March of Modern America (Studies in Industry and Society)
Pap A. Ndiaye
The Johns Hopkins University Press, 2006
What do nylon stockings and atomic bombs have in common? DuPont. The chemical firm of DuPont de Nemours pioneered the development of both nylon and plutonium, playing an important role in the rise of mass consumption and the emergence of the notorious "military-industrial complex." In this fascinating account of the lives and careers of Du Pont's chemical engineers, Pap A. Ndiaye deftly ...
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Biltmore House & Gardens
Biltmore Co
Biltmore Estate, Asheville, NC, 1980
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Empire Express: Building the First Transcontinental Railroad
David Haward Bain
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2000
Read about how the Gilded Age built up a head of steam
+ this is no polar express
+ Light at the End of the Tunnel
+ A good start to an interesting economic history
+ Very Good!
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The Myth of the Robber Barons
Young Amer Foundatio, 1987
"Robber Barons" Ought to be Called "Productive Geniuses"
+ Fascinating and Refreshing
+ Insightful perspective both on specific entrepreneurs and on the reasons for inaccuracy in the history books
+ It's amazing...
+ Who were the real robber barons
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The Robber Barons
Matthew Josephson
Harcourt, 1962
This is the finest history of the Robber Barons
+ How Robber Barons Reformed America
Judging by the attack "reviews" below there must be some right-wing campaign in progress to discredit Josephson. It's probably being organized by one of those propaganda machines they call "conservative think tanks".
That nonsense aside, the book itself is a fabulous read as a tome on both ...
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The Vanderbilts
Jerry E. Patterson
Harry N. Abrams, 1989
Splendour Aplenty!
+ Decline of the Vanderbilts, "Fortune's Children"
+ Great Buy!
+ First Family of the Gilded Age
+ Vanderbuilding with the Vanderbilts
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Empires of Industry - Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel (History Channel)
Empires of Industry
A&E Home Video, 2005
Not Closed captioned
This was supposed to be closed captioned and it was not -- It is hardly worth the bother to send it back and try to get the correct one.
It is however, a good presentation of the rise of the steel industry, I use it in my classroom.
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The Tycoons: How Andrew Carnegie, John D. Rockefeller, Jay Gould, and J. P. Morgan Invented the American ...
Charles R. Morris
Holt Paperbacks, 2006
Great summary of Economic History
+ The Tycoons by Charles Morris
+ PRESENT AT THE BIRTH
This is a great book for looking at the economic history of the United States. It covers mostly the four mentioned in the title but what was really fantastic and what deserves that extra star is that it covers the economic developments on the side. It looks at how our economy outpace Europe and ...
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Meet You in Hell: Andrew Carnegie, Henry Clay Frick, and the Bitter Partnership That Transformed America
Les Standiford
Crown, 2005
A Terrific Balancing Act...
+ Enjoyable reading
+ The more things change, the more they remain the same.
+ Great read!
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Titan: The Life of John D. Rockefeller, Sr.
Ron Chernow
Vintage, 2004
Chernow has done it again
+ Solid biography...
+ John D. Rockefeller the Ultimate Industrialist
+ Great insights into the man: It's J.D.'s world, we only live in it
+ Unbelievably detailed and comprehensive
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Fortune's Children
Arthur T. Vanderbilt 2nd
Harper Paperbacks, 1991
A Review of Fortune's Children
+ A look into some Vanderbilts
+ Fortune's Children
+ Fortune's Children
+ Why you shouldn't leave your kids any money
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When the Astors Owned New York: Blue Bloods and Grand Hotels in a Gilded Age
Justin Kaplan
Viking Adult, 2006
Excellent introduction to "the 400", the Astors, and the rise of the grand hotels
+ Bookseller for When the Astors Owned NY
+ An entertaining history of the Astors and New York's elite
This book is an excellent introduction to the history of "the 400" (or "the Four Hundred") and the Astor family for the many people who seek such information. Many people ask me for more information about "the 400" because my novel, "Chasing the 400", deals with the African American community's ...
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