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Quentin R Jr Skrabec
The great steel-making town of Braddock, Pennsylvania, traces its history to the bloody defeat of General Edward Braddock in the early days of the French and Indian War. In the…
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Quentin R., Jr. Skrabec
The discovery of natural gas around Findlay in 1886 started an industrial rush in northwest Ohio. Within five years, over 100 glass companies had moved into the region for free…
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Quentin R. Jr 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…
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Quentin R. Skrabec Jr
Offers a unique view of the populism and republicanism of Ohio and the Midwest, which resulted in the election of Ohio Presidents from 1866 to 1920. What is unique about…
Quentin R. Skrabec Jr.
Ford and Carver had a unique friendship and a shared vision. This book details their paths to green manufacturing and the start of the chemurgic movement in America. The story…
Quentin R Skrabec, JR.
Edward Drummond Libbey was a glassmaker, industrialist, artist, innovator and an art collector. This examines the long career of Libbey, particularly his innovation of American flint cut glass, his contributions…
The rubber industry was an industry born in bankruptcy and built through bankruptcies. Many of the great rubber barons found themselves or their companies in bankruptcy courts. Bankruptcies defined the…