American Business, 1920-2000: How it WorkedWritten by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, this book offers examinations of representative companies and the remarkable people who led them. It considers the firms including McDonald's, Procter & Gamble, Boeing, General Motors, and Ford - which began as entrepreneurial startups and grew to become big businesses. |
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EIGHTY YEARS OF RELENTLESS | 1 |
The 1920s Motor Vehicles | 10 |
Overview The Financial System | 28 |
Copyright | |
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