Project Gutenberg 2006-12-09 Public domain in the USA. 151 Parton, James 1822 1891 Captains of Industry; or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money Reading ease score: 64.8 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. Produced by Stacy Brown, Barbara Tozier, Bill Tozier and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net "Captains of Industry; or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making…" by James Parton is a historical account written in the late 19th century. The book explores the lives and contributions of prominent American businessmen who not only achieved financial success but also made significant societal impacts through their work and philanthropy. It features various notable figures, including Benjamin Franklin and Ichabod Washburn, emphasizing their dedication to their crafts and communities. The beginning of the work presents a preface that sets the stage for the stories of these influential individuals, suggesting that the narratives within are intended to inspire young Americans. Parton introduces the concept that successful businessmen can contribute to society beyond mere profit-making, referencing the legacy of Franklin as a primary example. The opening chapters detail the specific lives of figures like David Maydole, who improved the functionality of hammers, and Ichabod Washburn, who revolutionized wire making, illustrating their commitment to excellence and innovation in their trades. (This is an automatically generated summary.) en Industrial arts -- Biography T Text Browsing: Biographies Browsing: Business/Management 596037 596034 2024-10-09T03:43:29.704197 2023-09-09T06:39:00.790947 text/html text/html 602359 2021-01-01T15:43:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 721554 2021-01-01T15:43:05 text/html; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 868791 2024-10-09T03:43:42.055220 application/epub+zip 872191 2024-10-09T03:43:34.487157 application/epub+zip 308430 2024-10-09T03:43:32.692210 application/epub+zip 1229960 2024-10-09T03:43:47.813080 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1172463 2024-10-09T03:43:40.613167 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 408209 2022-09-09T12:34:17.484303 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 550131 550018 2024-10-09T03:43:28.531252 2023-09-09T06:38:59.875932 text/plain; charset=us-ascii text/plain 549845 2021-01-01T15:43:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 212189 2021-01-01T15:43:05 text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 application/zip 549848 2021-01-01T15:43:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 212124 2021-01-01T15:43:05 text/plain; charset=us-ascii application/zip 21111 2024-10-09T03:43:47.952082 application/rdf+xml 25935 2024-10-09T03:43:33.276181 image/jpeg 4739 2024-10-09T03:43:32.981187 image/jpeg 834751 2024-10-09T03:43:29.781180 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://www.gutenberg.org/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog en.wikipedia