The Goodyear story : an inventor's obsession and the struggle for a rubber monopoly / Richard Korman.

Author/creator Korman, Richard
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoSan Francisco, Calif. : Encounter Books, 2002.
Descriptionix, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Supplemental ContentTable of contents
Subjects

Contents Prologue : upstart Americans -- ch. 1. Yankee notions -- ch. 2. Salvation through rubber -- ch. 3. The scent of Brimstone -- ch. 4. The remarkable providence -- ch. 5. Patent no. 3633 -- ch. 6. "Do you think you are a scoundrel?" -- ch. 7. A capacious monopoly -- ch. 8. A trial for the century -- ch. 9. "I cannot censure myself" -- Epilogue : "Grandfather's life was faithful, just and righteous".
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. 209-222) and index.
LCCN 2001055635
ISBN1893554376 (alk. paper)

Availability

Library Location Call Number Status Item Actions
Joyner General Stacks TS1885.U6 K67 2002 ✔ Available Place Hold