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2) Henry Ford
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24 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
A biography of the man responsible for mass producing the automobile in the early part of the twentieth century.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 30 cm
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English
Description
Reveals how the Scottish immigrant arrived in the United States at the height of the Industrial Revolution, made his fortune by investing in the railroads before using his wealth to fund over 2,500 public libraries around the world.
7) Henry Ford
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112 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
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English
Description
Discusses the early life of Henry Ford, including his moving to the big city and his success as an inventor, engineer, and pioneer of the automobile.
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 29 cm
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English
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"Celebrating the inventor of the Crayola crayon! This gloriously illustrated picture book biography tells the inspiring story of Edwin Binney, the inventor of one of the world's most beloved toys. A perfect fit among favorites like The Day the Crayons Quit and Balloons Over Broadway"--
10) Andrew Carnegie
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xiv, 878 pages, 32 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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English
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viii, 308 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : color illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Description
Traces the historic quest to rekindle the human exploration of space as navigated by billionaire entrepreneurs, sharing insights into how professional rivalry and Silicon Valley innovations are lowering the cost of space travel and exceeding the achievements of NASA.
"The Space Barons is the story of a group of billionaire entrepreneurs who are pouring their fortunes into the epic resurrection of the American space program. Nearly a half-century...
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3 videodiscs (approximately 360 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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English
Description
Vanderbilt, Rockefeller, Carnegie, Morgan, Ford, the Men Who Built America. Meet the titans who forged the foundation of modern America and created the American Dream. The mini-series shines a spotlight on the influential builders, dreamers and believers whose feats transformed the United States, a nation decaying from the inside after the Civil War, into the greatest economic and technological superpower the world had ever seen.
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