Famous Leaders of Industry (Illustrated): The Life Stories of Boys Who Have Succeeded

Book Synopsis: This volume of biographies was published in 1920 and was marketed to boys. That fact is very important to remember for any girls who may choose to read this book. Just remember that careers for the average American woman were very limited for most of the 20th century. Either way, it's a great read for any ambitious young person.

From the book's Introduction: Success is a hard road, as you will learn in reading of the struggles, obstacles overcome, disappointments and unremitting devotion to their ambition of these FAMOUS LEADERS OF INDUSTRY. They did not live joyless lives; they found pleasure in their work, because they loved their work and hoped to get on in the world. In preparing these stories I have chosen mostly boys in different lines of work, all of whom succeeded in the business world, so that whatever is your bent you may find help and inspiration in the success of some other boy who commenced at the bottom and worked, round by round, to the top. The conditions in the business world of to-day are not quite the same as they were when these boys were young. But remember, the principles of success - the persistency of purpose, the zeal for hard work, and the necessity of putting in your love of it, and your energy for it - are the same. The opportunity is as great today. The undeveloped resources of this great country are calling for boys with brains and ambition. Science has opened up new fields, the increasing population is offering larger markets, and our broadening trade, extending into all parts of the world, beckons the boys of to-day to prepare themselves for the tasks and opportunities that await them. This is a great country, the country of greatest opportunity; a country that provides education in every vocation; and jobs and ownership and control await the boys who are fit and who make the fight for success. What others have done, you can do - never forget that and make your life a success by beginning early and never letting up until recognition and compensation are yours, by the work wrought by your own hands and brains.

Contents:
Philip Danforth Armour
California Pioneer and Chicago Packing King
P. T. Barnum The World's Greatest Showman
Alexander Graham Bell Immortal Telephone Inventor, and Humanitarian
John M. Browning The Gun Wizard and Inventor of the Machine Gun
William Andrews Clark Montana Copper King and United States Senator
William L. Douglas The Boy Who Pegged Shoes and became Governor
James Buchanan Duke American Tobacco and Cigarette King
George Eastman Who Invented the Kodak and Popularized Photography
Thomas Alva Edison Electrical Wizard and World's Greatest Inventor
Henry Ford The Aladdin of the Automobile Industry
Charles Goodyear Inventor of Vulcanized Rubber
Henry John Heinz Pittsburgh Pickle King and Sunday-School Leader
Cyrus Hall McCormick Inventor of the Reaping Machine
Hudson Maxim Poet, Philosopher, and Wizard of High Explosives
John H.