Charles Tyson Yerkes

Author : John Franch
Publisher : University of Illinois Press
ISBN 13 : 0252030990
Total Pages : 386 pages
Book Rating : 4.94/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Robber Baron written by John Franch and published by University of Illinois Press. This book was released on 2006 with total page 386 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "After losing his fortune and being jailed for financial improprieties in Philadelphia, Yerkes schemed his way out of prison. With his boundless ambition and entrepreneurial genius intact, he relocated to Chicago and made millions from questionable financial transactions, while at the same time forging one of the world's finest mass transit networks. Despite various philanthropic efforts, Yerkes and his methods were fiercely opposed by the press and public, and he left Chicago a bitter man. Moving to London, he organized much of the Underground, battled J. P. Morgan, and romanced Emilie Grigsby, the love of his life, before succumbing to kidney disease in 1905.".

Author : Tim Sherwood
Publisher : History PressLtd
ISBN 13 : 9780752446226
Total Pages : 157 pages
Book Rating : 4.23/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charles Tyson Yerkes written by Tim Sherwood and published by History PressLtd. This book was released on 2008 with total page 157 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This gripping biography of the Chicago Traction King, Charles Tyson Yerkes, reveals how the tycoon behind the development of London Transport had a private life as turbulent as his dynamic business dealings.

Author : Charles Tyson Yerkes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.57/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalogue from Collection of Charles T. Yerkes, Chicago, U. S. A. written by Charles Tyson Yerkes and published by . This book was released on 1803 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Theodore Dreiser
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 796 pages
Book Rating : 4.64/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Financier written by Theodore Dreiser and published by . This book was released on 1912 with total page 796 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Set in 19th century Philadelphia and based on the life of flamboyant financier C.T. Yerkes, Dreiser's portrayal of the unscrupulous magnate Frank Cowperwood embodies the idea that behind every great fortune there is a crime. In Philly the protagonist is eventually imprisoned for embezzlement of public funds. He later leaves prison, departs for Chicago, makes another fortune, and becomes involved in still further shaddy practices. You don't read Dreiser for literary finesse, but his great intensity and keen journalistic eye give this portrait a powerful reality. The author wrote two subsequent novels based on the life of Yerkes: "The Titan" and "The Stoic." --Amazon.com.

Author : Homer Charles Harlan
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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 622 pages
Book Rating : 4.97/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Charles Tyson Yerkes and the Chicago Transportation System written by Homer Charles Harlan and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 622 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Josiah Granville Leach
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 458 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Chronicle of the Yerkes Family written by Josiah Granville Leach and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 458 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Tyson Yerkes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 10 pages
Book Rating : 4.30/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalogue of Collection of Charles T. Yerkes written by Charles Tyson Yerkes and published by . This book was released on 189? with total page 10 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Tyson Yerkes
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Total Pages : 164 pages
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Download or read book Catalogue of Collection of Charles T. Yerkes written by Charles Tyson Yerkes and published by . This book was released on 190? with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Charles Tyson 1837-1905 Yerkes
Publisher : Legare Street Press
ISBN 13 : 9781013942051
Total Pages : 584 pages
Book Rating : 4.51/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Catalogue From Collection of Charles T. Yerkes, Chicago, U. S. A written by Charles Tyson 1837-1905 Yerkes and published by Legare Street Press. This book was released on 2021-09-09 with total page 584 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

Author : Charles F. McGovern
Publisher : Univ of North Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 080787664X
Total Pages : 553 pages
Book Rating : 4.40/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sold American written by Charles F. McGovern and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-01-06 with total page 553 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: At the turn of the twentieth century, an emerging consumer culture in the United States promoted constant spending to meet material needs and develop social identity and self-cultivation. In Sold American, Charles F. McGovern examines the key players active in shaping this cultural evolution: advertisers and consumer advocates. McGovern argues that even though these two professional groups invented radically different models for proper spending, both groups propagated mass consumption as a specifically American social practice and an important element of nationality and citizenship. Advertisers, McGovern shows, used nationalist ideals, icons, and political language to define consumption as the foundation of the pursuit of happiness. Consumer advocates, on the other hand, viewed the market with a republican-inspired skepticism and fought commercial incursions on consumer independence. The result, says McGovern, was a redefinition of the citizen as consumer. The articulation of an "American Way of Life" in the Depression and World War II ratified consumer abundance as the basis of a distinct American culture and history.