Industrial Genius: The Working Life of Charles Michael Schwab
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.28 (725 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0822961997 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-13 |
| Language | : | English |
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"A fascinating portrait Warren effectively cuts through the historical mythology surrounding Schwab's larger-than-life persona to reveal a man ruthlessly devoted to efficiency and technological innovation."--Technology and Culture
Charles Schwab was known to his employees, business associates, and competitors as a congenial and charismatic person-a 'born salesman.' Yet Schwab was much more than a salesman-he was a captain of industry, a man who streamlined and economized the production of steel and ran the largest steelmaking conglomerate in the world. In 1904, Schwab left U.S. A self-made man, he became one of the wealthiest Americans during the Gilded Age, only to die penniless in 1939.Schwab began his career as a stake driver at Andrew Carnegie's Edgar Thomson steel works in Pittsburgh at the age of seventeen. By thirty-five, he was president of Carnegie Steel. In 1901, he helped form the U.S. Steel Corporation, a company that produced well over half the nation's iron and steel. Steel to head Bethlehem Steel, which after twelve years under his leadership, became the second-largest steel producer in America. Through extensive research and use of previously unpublished archival documentation, Warren offers a new perspective on the life of a monumental figure--a true visionary--in the industrial history of America.. President Woodrow Wilson called on Schwab to head the Emergency Fleet Corporation to produce merchant ships for the transport of troops and materials abroad during World War I.Kenneth Warren presents a compelling biography that
A great book on Charles M. Schwab The author has done a great job in researching and presenting a biography on Charles M. Schwab, a man who was to Bethlehem Steel as Andrew Carnegie was to Carnegie Steel. I would recommend this book to anyone who has an interest in reading about influential people who helped develop the American industrial scene of the 1800s and the early 1900s.. "Good Read" according to Tim Swinton. Well written biography of a particularly interesting man. Definitely worth a read for those who enjoy biographies or want to learn what made industrialist tick.