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The Ohio Presidents: Eight Men and a Binding Political Philosophy in the White House, 1841-1923

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…

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The 100 Most Significant Events in American Business: An Encyclopedia

Quentin R. Skrabec

This reference book details the top 100 groundbreaking events in the history of American business, featuring case studies of successful companies who challenged traditional operating paradigms, historical perspectives on labor…

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The 100 Most Important American Financial Crises: An Encyclopedia of the Lowest Points in American Economic History

Quentin R. Skrabec

Covering events such as banking crises, economic bubbles, natural disasters, trade embargoes, and depressions, this single-volume encyclopedia of major U.S. financial downturns provides readers with an event-driven understanding of the…

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The Metallurgic Age: The Engine of Victorian Creativity

Quentin R. Skrabec

The author discusses the ways in which metallurgy permeated all areas of Victorian life and affected changes - literally from the kitchen to the battlefield.

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Aluminum in America: A History

Quentin R. Skrabec

This history of aluminum takes in metallurgy, engineering, global business and politics and the advance of civilization itself. The earth’s most abundant metal, aluminum remained largely inaccessible until after the…

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H.J. Heinz: A Biography

Quentin R. Skrabec

Though Heinz Ketchup is one of the most recognized corporate symbols in the world, few people know anything at all about the founder of this global brand, H J Heinz…

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In Search of the Lost Grail of Middle Management: The Renaissance of Middle Managers

Quentin R. Skrabec

This book serves as a pragmatic guide on surviving and striving in middle management.

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Henry Clay Frick

Quentin R. Skrabec

Henry Clay Frick, reviled in his own time, infamous in ours, was blamed for the Johnstown Flood (which killed 2,200 people) as well as the violent Homestead Strike of 1892…

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St.Benedict’s Rule for Business Success

Quentin R. Skrabec

St Benedict’s Rule is one of a handful of documents, such as the Magna Carta and US Constitution, that make up the foundation of Western civilisation. The Rule is a…

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Benevolent Barons: American Worker-Centered Industrialists, 1850-1910

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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Edward Drummond Libbey: A Biography of the American Glassmaker

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…

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Rubber: An American Industrial History

Quentin R. Skrabec Jr.

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…

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The Green Vision of Henry Ford and George Washington Carver: Two Collaborators in the Cause of Clean Industry

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…

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The Carnegie Boys: The Lieutenants of Andrew Carnegie That Changed America

Quentin R. Skrabec,McFarland & Co

In the 1890s, the Carnegie Veterans Association began as a group of boyhood friends and older Andrew Carnegie steel partners united to share business ideas, but it evolved into a…

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The Pig Iron Aristocracy, The Triumph of American Protectionism

Quentin R Skrabec Ph D

The Pig Iron Aristocracy of Ohio, Michigan, Illinois, and Pennsylvania not only was the foundation of American manufacturing, but the root of our present day political parties. It is a…

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The Boys of Braddock: Andrew Carnegie and the Men Who Changed Industrial History

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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Glass in Northwest Ohio

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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