millionaires

A biography of Scotsman Andrew Carnegie that discusses how his actions, as founder of Carnegie Steel, contributed to the reorganization of the pattern of industrial activity.

Chronicles the life of the savviest entrepreneur of the century, tracing his development from childhood, the deals that earned his first million, and the story of his five marriages and family tragedies.

Alphabetical articles profile the life and work of notable business leaders and entrepreneurs from antiquity to the present, beginning with Ah Quin and concluding with Linus Yale. Includes the following: John Jacob Aster, William E. Boeing, Andrew Carnegie, Samuel Colt, John Deere, George Eastman, Malcolm Forbes, Henry Ford, Bill Gates, David Geffen, J. Paul Getty, Armand Hammer, William Randolph Hearst, Henry John Heinz II, Milton Hershey, Howard Hughes, Steven Jobs, Will Keith Kellogg, Raymond Kroc, Cyrus McCormick, J.P. Morgan, Robert Murdock, Ross Perot, George Pullman, Cecil Rhodes, John David Rockefeller, Stephen Spielberg, John Stetson, Levi Strauss, John Studebaker, Donald Trump, Ted Turner, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sam Walton, Oliver Winchester, Oprah Winfrey, Stephen Wozniak.

Presents a collection of twenty-five short biographies of African-American millionaires beginning with William Alexander Leidesdorff in the 1840s and including others such as Quincy Jones, Oprah Winfrey, Spike Lee, and Tiger Woods.

A biography of John D. Rockefeller, the world's first billionaire, discussing his rise from humble origins to become owner of the Standard Oil Company, and looking at his business tactics, as well as his philanthropic activities.

A biography of Samuel M. Walton, whose ingenuity and persistence contributed to his becoming one of the wealthiest men in America.

A brief biography of millionaire founder of the Wal-Mart retain chain, Sam Walton, that chronicles his childhood, family, personal work ethic.

Traces the life of Samuel Walton, the businessman who became wealthy by creating Wal-Mart, the most successful chain of retail stores in America.

An illustrated biography of John Paul Getty, looking at how he accumulated his multi-billion-dollar fortune in the oil business, and discussing his philanthropic activities in his later life.

A biography of the industrialist who made a fortune in the oil business and later became a famous philanthropist, establishing the Rockefeller Foundation in 1913.