Henry J. Kaiser: Builder in the Modern American West (American Studies)
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| Rating | : | 4.89 (514 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0292742266 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 406 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2015-12-14 |
| Language | : | English |
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He established giant businesses in cement, aluminum, chemicals, steel, health care, and tourism. During World War II, his companies built cargo planes and Liberty ships. Kaiser played a major role in building the Hoover, Bonneville, Grand Coulee, and Shasta dams. Kaiser was a household name, as familiar then as Warren Buffett and Donald Trump are now. In the 1940s Henry J. and business historians, scholars of the modern West, and general readers will all find much to absorb them in this well-written biography.. He demonstrates that Kaiser was the prototypical "frontier" entrepreneur who often used government and union support to tame the "wilderness."Though today the Kaiser industries are no longer under family management, the Kaiser legacy remains great. He covers Kaiser's entire life (1882-1967), emphasizing many business ventures. Kaiser Engineers was actively engaged in hundreds of huge construction jobs across the nation and around the world.U.S. The Kaiser-Permanente Medical Care Program still provides comprehensive health care for millions of subscribers. After the war, he manufactured the Kaiser-Frazer automobile. Like a Horatio Alger hero, Kaiser rose from lower-middle-class origins to become an enormously wealthy entrepreneu
"Good Service and Great Book for those who want to" according to Sheri Harris. I have read and purchased three of these for others!! Good Service and Great Book for those who want to know some great history in our nation!!. "Five Stars" according to Amazon Customer. An exceptional story of an exceptional man.. Steve Cooper said Westward Ho !!. Kaiser could not have built all that we have had he lived today. Surmounted so many, many obstacles without a college degree. Basically single mindedly brought the Western states into what it is today.
His standing as a lesser-known in a business pantheon that would include such names as Ford and Carnegie makes this work of some scholarly importance. Turkalo, Social Law Lib., BostonCopyright 1989 Reed Business Information, Inc. With emphasis on Kaiser's activities in the American West, this first published biography is a painstaking work of research. . From Library Journal Kaiser (1882-1967) was a captain of industry whose playing field spanned many sectors of the American economy--dam and road building, shipbuilding, steel, aviation, and more. However, for the average reader, especially one out of touch with Kaiser's most innovative era (1930s and 1940s), the translation from reams of research to text loses excitement. Academic and comprehensive business or American studies collections should consider.- David M
Mark S. . Foster is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Colorado at Denver