Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made, by James D. McCabe, Jr

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McCabe, James Dabney, 1842-1883

Title

Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made

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English

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15161

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February 24, 2005

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Contents

1. 1.GREAT FORTUNES, — AND
2. 2.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.
3. 3.PREFACE. — LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
4. 4.CONTENTS.
5. 5.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.
6. 6.II. CAPITALISTS. — CHAPTER IX. — CORNELIUS VANDERBILT. — CHAPTER X. — DANIEL DREW. — CHAPTER XI. — JAMES B. EADS. — CHAPTER XII. — CYRUS W. FIELD.
7. 7.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.
8. 8.IV. PUBLISHERS. — CHAPTER XXI. — JAMES HARPER. — CHAPTER XXII. — JAMES T. FIELDS.
9. 9.V. EDITORS. — CHAPTER XXIII. — JAMES GORDON BENNETT. — CHAPTER XXIV. — ROBERT BONNER.
10. 10.VI. LAWYERS. — CHAPTER XXV. — JOHN MARSHALL. — CHAPTER XXVI. — JAMES T. BRADY.
11. 11.VII. ARTISTS. — CHAPTER XXVII. — BENJAMIN WEST. — CHAPTER XXVIII. — JOHN ROGERS. — CHAPTER XXIX. — HIRAM POWERS. — CHAPTER XXX. — EMMANUEL LEUTZE.
12. 12.VIII. DIVINES. — CHAPTER XXXI. — HENRY WARD BEECHER. — CHAPTER XXXII. — PETER CARTWRIGHT.
13. 13.IX. AUTHORS. — CHAPTER XXXIII. — HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. — CHAPTER XXXIV. — NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
14. 14.X. ACTORS. — CHAPTER XXXV. — EDWIN BOOTH. — CHAPTER XXXVI. — JOSEPH JEFFERSON.
15. 15.XI. PHYSICIANS. — CHAPTER XXXVII. — BENJAMIN RUSH. — CHAPTER XXXVIII. — VALENTINE MOTT. — I. MERCHANTS.
16. 16.CHAPTER I. — STEPHEN GIRARD.
17. 17.CHAPTER II. — JOHN JACOB ASTOR.
18. 18.CHAPTER III. — ALEXANDER T. STEWART.
19. 19.CHAPTER IV. — AMOS LAWRENCE.
20. 20.CHAPTER V. — ANDREW V. STOUT.
21. 21.CHAPTER VI. — JONAS CHICKERING.
22. 22.CHAPTER VII. — NICHOLAS LONGWORTH.
23. 23.CHAPTER VIII. — GEORGE PEABODY. — II. CAPITALISTS.
24. 24.CHAPTER IX. — CORNELIUS VANDERBILT.
25. 25.CHAPTER X. — DANIEL DREW.
26. 26.CHAPTER XI. — JAMES B. EADS.
27. 27.CHAPTER XII. — CYRUS W. FIELD. — III. INVENTORS.
28. 28.CHAPTER XIII. — ROBERT FULTON.
29. 29.CHAPTER XIV. — CHARLES GOODYEAR.
30. 30.CHAPTER XV. — ELI WHITNEY.
31. 31.CHAPTER XVI. — CHAUNCEY JEROME.
32. 32.CHAPTER XVII. — ELIAS HOWE, JR.
33. 33.CHAPTER XVIII. — RICHARD M. HOE.
34. 34.CHAPTER XIX. — SAMUEL COLT.
35. 35.CHAPTER XX. — SAMUEL F.B. MORSE. — IV. PUBLISHERS.
36. 36.CHAPTER XXI. — JAMES HARPER.
37. 37.CHAPTER XXII. — JAMES T. FIELDS. — V. EDITORS.
38. 38.CHAPTER XXIII. — JAMES GORDON BENNETT. — COMMERCIAL.
39. 39.CHAPTER XXIV. — ROBERT BONNER. — VI. LAWYERS.
40. 40.CHAPTER XXV. — JOHN MARSHALL.
41. 41.CHAPTER XXVI. — JAMES T. BRADY. — VII. ARTISTS.
42. 42.CHAPTER XXVII. — BENJAMIN WEST.
43. 43.CHAPTER XXVIII. — JOHN ROGERS.
44. 44.CHAPTER XXIX. — HIRAM POWERS.
45. 45.CHAPTER XXX. — EMMANUEL LEUTZE. — VIII. DIVINES.
46. 46.CHAPTER XXXI. — HENRY WARD BEECHER.
47. 47.CHAPTER XXXII. — PETER CARTWRIGHT. — IX. AUTHORS.
48. 48.CHAPTER XXXIII. — HENRY W. LONGFELLOW. — From THE GOLDEN LEGEND.
49. 49.CHAPTER XXXIV. — NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE. — X. ACTORS.
50. 50.CHAPTER XXXV. — EDWIN BOOTH.
51. 51.CHAPTER XXXVI. — JOSEPH JEFFERSON. — XI. PHYSICIANS.
52. 52.CHAPTER XXXVII. — BENJAMIN RUSH.
53. 53.CHAPTER XXXVIII. — VALENTINE MOTT.

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