Fortunes made in business; a series of original sketches, biographical and anecdotic, from the recent history of industry and commerce, by various writers ...

Format
Book
Language
English
Published/​Created
London, S. Low, Marston, Searle & Rivington, 1884-87.
Description
3 v. fronts., illus., plates, ports. 23 cm.

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Contents
v. 1. The story of Isaac Holden, Mr. S. C. Lister and the story of "silk waste." The Low Moor company. Sir Josiah Mason. The romance of invention: Sir Henry Ressemer. Sir John Brown. The Salts, and the discovery of alpaca. The Peases of Darlington. The Fisons and The Forsters of Burley-in-Wharfedale. The Fieldens of Todmorden.--v. 2. The Fosters of Queensbury. Hornby castle. The fortunes of the Gladstone family. The fortunes of the Bright family. The Fairbairns of Manchester and Leeds. The revolutions of industry: W. H. Perkin. F.R.S. The Cunard steamship company. Messers Thomas Wilson, sons and co., the Hull shipowners. Messrs. Bass and the Burton breweries.--v. 3. Horrockses, Miller & co. The Mintons of Stoke-upon-Trent. Sir Wm. G. Armstrong, Mitchell & co. The Henrys of Manchester and Bradford. The Crossleys of Halifax. The Kitsons of Leeds. The Richardsons of Bessbrook. The Platts of Oldham. Sir Donald Currie.
LCCN
10011698
OCLC
1698685
RCP
N - S
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