Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
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- GREAT FORTUNES,
- AND
- HOW THEY WERE MADE;
- OR THE
- Struggles and Triumphs of our Self-Made Men.
- JAMES D. McCABE, Jr.,
- AUTHOR OF "PLANTING THE WILDERNESS," ETC., ETC. Numerous Illustrations,
- FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY G.F. & E.B. BENSELL.
- GEORGE MACLEAN,
- PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. 1871.
- Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by
- E. HANNAFORD & CO.,
- In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C.
- PREFACE.
- LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
- CONTENTS.
- I. MERCHANTS.
- CHAPTER I.
- STEPHEN GIRARD.
- CHAPTER II.
- JOHN JACOB ASTOR.
- CHAPTER III.
- ALEXANDER T. STEWART.
- CHAPTER IV.
- AMOS LAWRENCE.
- CHAPTER V.
- ANDREW V. STOUT.
- CHAPTER VI.
- JONAS CHICKERING.
- CHAPTER VII.
- NICHOLAS LONGWORTH.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- GEORGE PEABODY.
- II. CAPITALISTS.
- CHAPTER IX.
- CORNELIUS VANDERBILT.
- CHAPTER X.
- DANIEL DREW.
- CHAPTER XI.
- JAMES B. EADS.
- CHAPTER XII.
- CYRUS W. FIELD.
- III. INVENTORS.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- ROBERT FULTON.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- CHARLES GOODYEAR.
- CHAPTER XV.
- ELI WHITNEY.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- CHAUNCEY JEROME.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- ELIAS HOWE, JR.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- RICHARD M. HOE.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- SAMUEL COLT.
- CHAPTER XX.
- SAMUEL F.B. MORSE.
- IV. PUBLISHERS.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- JAMES HARPER.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- JAMES T. FIELDS.
- V. EDITORS.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- ROBERT BONNER.
- VI. LAWYERS.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- JOHN MARSHALL.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- JAMES T. BRADY.
- VII. ARTISTS.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- BENJAMIN WEST.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- JOHN ROGERS.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- HIRAM POWERS.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- EMMANUEL LEUTZE.
- VIII. DIVINES.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- HENRY WARD BEECHER.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
- PETER CARTWRIGHT.
- IX. AUTHORS.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
- NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
- X. ACTORS.
- CHAPTER XXXV.
- EDWIN BOOTH.
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
- JOSEPH JEFFERSON.
- XI. PHYSICIANS.
- CHAPTER XXXVII.
- BENJAMIN RUSH.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII.
- VALENTINE MOTT.
- I. MERCHANTS.
- CHAPTER I.
- STEPHEN GIRARD.
- CHAPTER II.
- JOHN JACOB ASTOR.
- CHAPTER III.
- ALEXANDER T. STEWART.
- CHAPTER IV.
- AMOS LAWRENCE.
- CHAPTER V.
- ANDREW V. STOUT.
- CHAPTER VI.
- JONAS CHICKERING.
- CHAPTER VII.
- NICHOLAS LONGWORTH.
- CHAPTER VIII.
- GEORGE PEABODY.
- II. CAPITALISTS.
- CHAPTER IX.
- CORNELIUS VANDERBILT.
- CHAPTER X.
- DANIEL DREW.
- CHAPTER XI.
- JAMES B. EADS.
- CHAPTER XII.
- CYRUS W. FIELD.
- III. INVENTORS.
- CHAPTER XIII.
- ROBERT FULTON.
- CHAPTER XIV.
- CHARLES GOODYEAR.
- CHAPTER XV.
- ELI WHITNEY.
- CHAPTER XVI.
- CHAUNCEY JEROME.
- CHAPTER XVII.
- ELIAS HOWE, JR.
- CHAPTER XVIII.
- RICHARD M. HOE.
- CHAPTER XIX.
- SAMUEL COLT.
- CHAPTER XX.
- SAMUEL F.B. MORSE.
- IV. PUBLISHERS.
- CHAPTER XXI.
- JAMES HARPER.
- CHAPTER XXII.
- JAMES T. FIELDS.
- V. EDITORS.
- CHAPTER XXIII.
- JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
- COMMERCIAL.
- CHAPTER XXIV.
- ROBERT BONNER.
- VI. LAWYERS.
- CHAPTER XXV.
- JOHN MARSHALL.
- CHAPTER XXVI.
- JAMES T. BRADY.
- VII. ARTISTS.
- CHAPTER XXVII.
- BENJAMIN WEST.
- CHAPTER XXVIII.
- JOHN ROGERS.
- CHAPTER XXIX.
- HIRAM POWERS.
- CHAPTER XXX.
- EMMANUEL LEUTZE.
- VIII. DIVINES.
- CHAPTER XXXI.
- HENRY WARD BEECHER.
- CHAPTER XXXII.
- PETER CARTWRIGHT.
- IX. AUTHORS.
- CHAPTER XXXIII.
- HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.
- From THE GOLDEN LEGEND.
- CHAPTER XXXIV.
- NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
- X. ACTORS.
- CHAPTER XXXV.
- EDWIN BOOTH.
- CHAPTER XXXVI.
- JOSEPH JEFFERSON.
- XI. PHYSICIANS.
- CHAPTER XXXVII.
- BENJAMIN RUSH.
- CHAPTER XXXVIII.
- VALENTINE MOTT.
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