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John Jacob Astor
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Author : Axel Madsen
language : en
Publisher: Wiley
Release Date : 2002-03-14
John Jacob Astor written by Axel Madsen and has been published by Wiley this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002-03-14 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
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John Jacob Astor
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Author : K. W. Porter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1931
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John Jacob Astor
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Author : Elbert Hubbard
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2016-06-21
John Jacob Astor written by Elbert Hubbard and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-06-21 with categories.
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Life Of John Jacob Astor To Which Is Appended A Copy Of His Last Will
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Author : James Parton
language : en
Publisher: Hardpress Publishing
Release Date : 2012-01
Life Of John Jacob Astor To Which Is Appended A Copy Of His Last Will written by James Parton and has been published by Hardpress Publishing this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-01 with categories.
Unlike some other reproductions of classic texts (1) We have not used OCR(Optical Character Recognition), as this leads to bad quality books with introduced typos. (2) In books where there are images such as portraits, maps, sketches etc We have endeavoured to keep the quality of these images, so they represent accurately the original artefact. Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
John Jacob Astor
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Author : John Denis Haeger
language : en
Publisher: Wayne State University Press
Release Date : 2017-12-01
John Jacob Astor written by John Denis Haeger and has been published by Wayne State University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-12-01 with Social Science categories.
John Jacob Astor was the best-known and most important American businessman for more than a half-century. His career encompassed the country's formative economic years from the precarious days following the American Revolution to the emergence of an urban-centered manufacturing economy in the late 1840s. Change was the dominant motif of the period, and Astor either exemplified the varied economic, social, and political changes in his business career or he directly affected the course of events. In this biography of John Jacob Astor, John Denis Haeger uses Astor's life and his career as a merchant, fur trader, and land speculator as vehicles for examining several important themes and issues in American economic and urban development between 1790 and 1860. Haeger addresses, in fascinating detail, the complexity of Astor's business endeavors, his extensive connections with the country's dominant political figures, and the "modern" business strategies and managerial techniques that he used to build his business empire. Astor was clearly not a business revolutionary who radically altered an existing system. He was, however, an entrepreneur who exerted a profound change on an industry. He fascinated his contemporaries precisely because he so mirrored his age and its changing business and economic patterns. He grasped the greater size and complexity of an emerging commercial economy in post-Revolutionary America and adopted strategies and structures that transformed the fur and China trades. His investment in city real estate, stocks, bonds, and even a western city made him part of America's evolution into an urbanindustrial society. For his era, John Astor's career was remarkable for its modernity, vision, and reflection of American economic and political values. More than just a personal biography, John Jacob Astor combines economic theories with a fascinating narrative that demonstrates, like no other book has, Astor's impact on the early republic.
John Jacob Astor And The First Great American Fortune
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Author : Alexander Emmerich
language : en
Publisher: McFarland
Release Date : 2013-07-24
John Jacob Astor And The First Great American Fortune written by Alexander Emmerich and has been published by McFarland this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-07-24 with Business & Economics categories.
This biography analyzes Astor's rise from poor German immigrant in 1784 to the first modern millionaire--he was one before the term "millionaire" entered the English language. Many consider him to be the fourth wealthiest American of all times. After his death in 1848, the public began to discuss the "responsibility" of a millionaire. Some argued that he must have been greedy and cold. Some voices demanded that he should have given all his money back to the United States. More liberal thinkers praised him for his genius and vision. This biography presents a balanced picture. Astor was the founder of the first American settlement on the Pacific (Astoria, Oregon) and of New York's fine hotels the Astor House and the Waldorf-Astoria, as well as a developer of the American West and a fur trader. Many American cities and sites are named after him. He donated the Astor Library to the city of New York (it became the first public library of the city), now part of the New York Public Library.
The Life And Ventures Of The Original John Jacob Astor
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Author : Elizabeth L. Gebhard
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2015-08-06
The Life And Ventures Of The Original John Jacob Astor written by Elizabeth L. Gebhard and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2015-08-06 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Excerpt from The Life and Ventures of the Original John Jacob Astor: With Illustrations John Jacob Astor was pre-eminently the opener of new paths, a breaker of trails. From his first tramp alone through the Black Forest of Baden, at sixteen, his life never lost this typical touch. In America, both shores of the Hudson, and the wilderness to the Northwest knew his trail. The trees of the forests west of the Mississippi were blazed by his hunters and trappers; and his partners and agents planted through this vast region the flag of the American Fur Company. The Atlantic and Pacific Oceans were invisibly lined by the path of his vessels. His were the first American ships to habitually circle the globe, trading around the earth. With his far-sighted vision withdrawn from distant scenes, and centered on Manhattan Island, he led the way toward the up building of the largest, and most important city in the new world. Emboldened by Walter Barrett, the racy writer of "Old Merchants of New York" who assures his readers, that "no man would enjoy the publication of the true facts concerning his life, more than Mr. Astor, himself, were he alive," I have not hesitated to give the initial steps in this great mans career, feeling that humble and arduous as they were, they held the keynote to his later successes. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
John Jacob Astor
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Author : Arthur D. Howden Smith
language : en
Publisher: Cosimo, Inc.
Release Date : 2005-12-01
John Jacob Astor written by Arthur D. Howden Smith and has been published by Cosimo, Inc. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-12-01 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
Some weeks later a dray drove up to the Astor store, then at 68 Pine Street, and delivered a number of very heavy little kegs which chinked faintly as they were rolled in through the door. "What on earth are those, Jacob?" Sarah demanded when she happened in during the afternoon. "Der fruits of our East India pass," he answered, his deep-set eyes twinkling merrily. "Money?" He nodded. "Ho-how much?" "Fifty-five t'ousan' dollar." "Jacob!" she gasped. And well she might. It was as rich a coup as he ever achieved. -from "Fur and Tea" New Yorkers can't escape the name Astor: it graces theaters, hotels, street names, and even an entire Queens neighborhood. This delightful biography of the "landlord of New York" explains how John Jacob Astor, who arrived in the city a poor immigrant in 1784, created such a fortune-in real estate, fur, and trade with China-not only for himself but for the city and nation around him that his influence could not be denied. Author Arthur D. Howden Smith was, in the early years of the 20th century, a tremendously popular author of pulp fiction on a par with E.E. "Doc" Smith and Edgar Rice Burroughs. And the same boisterous enthusiasm that made his adventure tales of pirates and Vikings so riproaring readable bursts forth from this classic biography as well. Also available from Cosimo Classics: Howden Smith's Commodore Vanderbilt: An Epic of American Achievement. ARTHUR DOUGLAS HOWDEN SMITH (1887-1945) was an enormously prolific and diverse writer, penning numerous short stories, biographies, and business studies, but he is best remembered for his many pulp novels, including Porto Bello Gold (a prequel to Treasure Island), The Dead Go Overside, The Doom Trail, Swain's Saga, and others.
Life Of John Jacob Astor
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Author : Parton James
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
Life Of John Jacob Astor written by Parton James and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
This biography tells the story of John Jacob Astor, one of the most successful and influential businessmen of the 19th century. Astor made his fortune in the fur trade and real estate, and played a key role in the economic and cultural development of New York City. The book offers a detailed account of Astor's life and career, and sheds new light on his complex personality and motivations. With extensive research and analysis, The Life of John Jacob Astor is a must-read for anyone interested in the history of American business and entrepreneurship. 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. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
John Jacob Astor
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Author : Kenneth Wiggins Porter
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1966
John Jacob Astor written by Kenneth Wiggins Porter and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1966 with categories.