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A biography of the inventor and manufacturer who produced one of the first self-scouring plows.

Provides a brief introduction to inventor Henry Ford's efforts to build cars.

A brief biography of the Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in the steel industry and used much of it for philanthropic causes.

A biography of the Scottish immigrant who made a fortune in the steel industry and used much of it for philanthropic causes.

A biography of John D. Rockefeller, the world's first billionaire, discussing his rise from humble origins to become owner of the Standard Oil Company, and looking at his business tactics, as well as his philanthropic activities.

Presents a biography of nineteenth-century steel mogul, Andrew Carnegie, and describes his early childhood in Scotland, arrival in America, work on the railroad, and the events that made him a millionaire in the steel industry.

Introduces the man who changed the American way of life in the 1900s by inventing the Model T and founding the Ford Motor Company.

A simple biography of the man who revolutionized American industry with his assembly-line production of automobiles.

A photographic history of inventor of the automobile, Henry Ford, providing quotations from his writings, speeches, and interviews to illustrate how he revolutionized American life.

A biography of Henry Ford, the father of the Model T, the world's first affordable automobile.

A brief biography of the man whose Model T automobile made the gasoline powered car affordable to Americans.

Describes the life of the man whose Model T automobile made the gasoline powered car affordable to Americans.

Presents a biography of Henry Ford, the man responsible for the first mass production of the automobile in the early part of the twentieth century.

Introduces the life of Clarence Birdseye, who invented a quick-freeze method to preserve the fresh flavor of food and founded the Birds Eye Frosted Foods company in 1929.

Introduces the life of H. J. Heinz, who started one of the first companies to make processed food, buying his brothers' food company and renamed it the H.