Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made
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The Project Gutenberg eBook, Great Fortunes, and How They Were Made, by James D. McCabe, Jr., Illustrated by G. F. and E. B. Bensell
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GREAT FORTUNES,
AND
HOW THEY WERE MADE;
OR THE
Struggles and Triumphs of our Self-Made Men.
BY
JAMES D. McCABE, Jr.,
AUTHOR OF "PLANTING THE WILDERNESS," ETC., ETC.
Numerous Illustrations,
FROM ORIGINAL DESIGNS BY G.F. & E.B. BENSELL.
GEORGE MACLEAN,
PHILADELPHIA, NEW YORK AND BOSTON. 1871.
Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1870, by
E. HANNAFORD & CO.,
In the Office of the Librarian of Congress, at Washington, D.C.
PREFACE.
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS.
CONTENTS.
I. MERCHANTS.
CHAPTER I.
STEPHEN GIRARD.
CHAPTER II.
JOHN JACOB ASTOR.
CHAPTER III.
ALEXANDER T. STEWART.
CHAPTER IV.
AMOS LAWRENCE.
CHAPTER V.
ANDREW V. STOUT.
CHAPTER VI.
JONAS CHICKERING.
CHAPTER VII.
NICHOLAS LONGWORTH.
CHAPTER VIII.
GEORGE PEABODY.
II. CAPITALISTS.
CHAPTER IX.
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT.
CHAPTER X.
DANIEL DREW.
CHAPTER XI.
JAMES B. EADS.
CHAPTER XII.
CYRUS W. FIELD.
III. INVENTORS.
CHAPTER XIII.
ROBERT FULTON.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHARLES GOODYEAR.
CHAPTER XV.
ELI WHITNEY.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAUNCEY JEROME.
CHAPTER XVII.
ELIAS HOWE, JR.
CHAPTER XVIII.
RICHARD M. HOE.
CHAPTER XIX.
SAMUEL COLT.
CHAPTER XX.
SAMUEL F.B. MORSE.
IV. PUBLISHERS.
CHAPTER XXI.
JAMES HARPER.
CHAPTER XXII.
JAMES T. FIELDS.
V. EDITORS.
CHAPTER XXIII.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
CHAPTER XXIV.
ROBERT BONNER.
VI. LAWYERS.
CHAPTER XXV.
JOHN MARSHALL.
CHAPTER XXVI.
JAMES T. BRADY.
VII. ARTISTS.
CHAPTER XXVII.
BENJAMIN WEST.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
JOHN ROGERS.
CHAPTER XXIX.
HIRAM POWERS.
CHAPTER XXX.
EMMANUEL LEUTZE.
VIII. DIVINES.
CHAPTER XXXI.
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
CHAPTER XXXII.
PETER CARTWRIGHT.
IX. AUTHORS.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
X. ACTORS.
CHAPTER XXXV.
EDWIN BOOTH.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON.
XI. PHYSICIANS.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
BENJAMIN RUSH.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
VALENTINE MOTT.
I. MERCHANTS.
CHAPTER I.
STEPHEN GIRARD.
CHAPTER II.
JOHN JACOB ASTOR.
CHAPTER III.
ALEXANDER T. STEWART.
CHAPTER IV.
AMOS LAWRENCE.
CHAPTER V.
ANDREW V. STOUT.
CHAPTER VI.
JONAS CHICKERING.
CHAPTER VII.
NICHOLAS LONGWORTH.
CHAPTER VIII.
GEORGE PEABODY.
II. CAPITALISTS.
CHAPTER IX.
CORNELIUS VANDERBILT.
CHAPTER X.
DANIEL DREW.
CHAPTER XI.
JAMES B. EADS.
CHAPTER XII.
CYRUS W. FIELD.
III. INVENTORS.
CHAPTER XIII.
ROBERT FULTON.
CHAPTER XIV.
CHARLES GOODYEAR.
CHAPTER XV.
ELI WHITNEY.
CHAPTER XVI.
CHAUNCEY JEROME.
CHAPTER XVII.
ELIAS HOWE, JR.
CHAPTER XVIII.
RICHARD M. HOE.
CHAPTER XIX.
SAMUEL COLT.
CHAPTER XX.
SAMUEL F.B. MORSE.
IV. PUBLISHERS.
CHAPTER XXI.
JAMES HARPER.
CHAPTER XXII.
JAMES T. FIELDS.
V. EDITORS.
CHAPTER XXIII.
JAMES GORDON BENNETT.
COMMERCIAL.
CHAPTER XXIV.
ROBERT BONNER.
VI. LAWYERS.
CHAPTER XXV.
JOHN MARSHALL.
CHAPTER XXVI.
JAMES T. BRADY.
VII. ARTISTS.
CHAPTER XXVII.
BENJAMIN WEST.
CHAPTER XXVIII.
JOHN ROGERS.
CHAPTER XXIX.
HIRAM POWERS.
CHAPTER XXX.
EMMANUEL LEUTZE.
VIII. DIVINES.
CHAPTER XXXI.
HENRY WARD BEECHER.
CHAPTER XXXII.
PETER CARTWRIGHT.
IX. AUTHORS.
CHAPTER XXXIII.
HENRY W. LONGFELLOW.
From THE GOLDEN LEGEND.
CHAPTER XXXIV.
NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE.
X. ACTORS.
CHAPTER XXXV.
EDWIN BOOTH.
CHAPTER XXXVI.
JOSEPH JEFFERSON.
XI. PHYSICIANS.
CHAPTER XXXVII.
BENJAMIN RUSH.
CHAPTER XXXVIII.
VALENTINE MOTT.
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