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Benevolent Barons: American Worker-Centered Industrialists, 1850-1910
Quentin R. Skrabec
Benevolent Barons: American Worker-Centered Industrialists, 1850-1910
Quentin R. Skrabec
American business has always had deep roots in community. For over a century, the country looked to philanthropic industrialists to finance hospitals, parks, libraries, civic programs, community welfare and disaster aid. This is the story of Americans who sought to balance the accumulation of wealth with communal responsibility.
277 pages, illustrations
Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
Released | July 1, 2015 |
ISBN13 | 9780786494941 |
Publishers | McFarland & Co Inc |
Pages | 240 |
Dimensions | 152 × 229 × 12 mm · 331 g |
Language | English |
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