Name: American Prometheus: Carnegie's Captain, Bill Jones (en Inglés)
Price: 10.49 USD
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Author: Gage, Tom
ISBN: 9781947112018

portada American Prometheus: Carnegie's Captain, Bill Jones (en Inglés)

Formato

Libro Físico

Autor

Tom Gage

Editorial

Humboldt State University Press

Idioma

Inglés

Encuadernación

Tapa Blanda

Dimensiones

25.4 x 20.3 x 1.4 cm

Peso

0.53 kg.

ISBN13

9781947112018

Categorías

Estados unidos de américa
Siglo xix - c. 1800-c. 1899
Biografías de personas históricas, políticos y soldados
Historia de américa

American Prometheus: Carnegie's Captain, Bill Jones (en Inglés)

Tom Gage (Autor) · Humboldt State University Press · Tapa Blanda

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American Prometheus: Carnegie's Captain, Bill Jones presents a compelling historical memoir of the illustrious life of rebellious steel genius and inventor, Captain Bill Jones.Hero of the Civil War and Johnstown Flood, Captain Bill Jones built and supervised the Edgar Thomson Steel Works, which in its first five years advanced to the rank of the world's most productive and profitable steel mill. His "hands-on, all over" style solved Carnegie's production problems on the spot, enlisted baseball teams from the Works' departments to defuse ethnic strife, promoted the eight-hour work day, and patented inventions, including the Jones Hot Metal mixer, which revolutionized the steelmaking industry, all while turning down Carnegie's offers of partnership.A deft blend of historical narrative and family memoir, this absorbing account of Jones' dynamic life as a founding key figure in post-Civil War America's Second Industrial Revolution and as a philanthropist in his own right, is told by none other than his great-grandson. Tom Gage moves beyond the role of biographer and storyteller to delve into research that traces Jones' relationship to the steel magnate and explores the mysteries posed by family lore.