Series:

Reading Power: American Tycoons

6 total works

Cover of J. Pierpont Morgan and Wall Street
A short biography of investor and stockbrocker, J. Pierpont Morgan.

Cover of Andrew Carnegie and the Steel Industry
A brief biography of the Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in the steel industry and used much of it for philanthropic causes.

Cover of John D. Rockefeller and the Oil Industry
A brief biography of American oil magnate, John D. Rockefeller.

Cover of John Jacob Astor and the Fur Trade

Cover of Henry Ford and the Automobile Industry

Cover of Cornelius Vanderbilt and the Railroad Industry
A short biography of Cornelius Vanderbilt, the steamship and railroad tycoon, focusing on his success as a business man.