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Fortunes made in business; a series of original sketches, biographical and anecdotic, from the recent history of industry and commerce
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Fortunes made in business; a series of original sketches, biographical and anecdotic, from the recent history of industry and commerce, by various writers...
Published
London, s. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1884-87.
Physical Description
3 v. fronts., illus., plates, ports. 23 cm.
Notes
Microfilm. Washington, D.C., Library of Congress Photoduplication Service, 1968. 1 reel. 35 mm.
Format
Books / Microforms
Language
English
Added to Catalog
June 01, 2002
Contents
v. 1. The story of Isaac Holden, Mr. S.C. Lister and the story of "silk waste." The Low Moor company. Sir Josiah Mason. The romance of invention: Sir Henry Ressemer. Sir John Brown. The Salts, and the discovery of alpaca. The Peases of Darlington. The Fisons and The Forsters of Burley-in-Wharfedale. The Fieldens of Todmorden.
v. 2. The Fosters of Wueensbury. Hornby castle. The fortunes of the Gladstone family. The fortunes of the Bright family. The Fairbairns ofManchester and Leeds. The revolutions of industry: W.H. Perkin. F.R.S. The Cunard steamship company. Messers Thomas Wilson, sons and co., the Hull shipowners. Messrs. Bass and the Burton breweries.
v. 3. Horrockses, Miller & co. The Mintons of Stoke-upon-Trent. Sir Wm. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & co. The Henrys of Manchester and Bradford. The Crossleys of Halifax. The Kitsons of Leeds. The Richardsons of Bessbrook. The Platts of Oldham. Sir Donald Currie.
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