About this product

Product Identifiers

PublisherFacts On File, Incorporated

ISBN-100816081468

ISBN-139780816081462

eBay Product ID (ePID)102851564

Product Key Features

Educational LevelHigh School, Elementary School

Number of Pages480 Pages

Publication NameAmerican Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries

LanguageEnglish

SubjectGeneral, Business, Science & Technology

Publication Year2010

FeaturesRevised

TypeStudy Guide

Subject AreaBiography & Autobiography, Business & Economics

AuthorCharles W. Carey

FormatHardcover

Dimensions

Item Height8.9 in

Item Length9.2 in

Item Width6 in

Additional Product Features

Edition Number2

Intended AudienceElementary/High School

LCCN2009-054269

Dewey Edition21

Grade FromNinth Grade

IllustratedYes

Dewey Decimal338.092/273

Edition DescriptionRevised edition

SynopsisProfiles more than 300 important Americans from colonial times to the present. Featuring such inventors and entrepreneurs as Thomas Edison and Madame C.J. Walker, this revised resource provides in-depth information on robber barons and their counterparts as well as current visionaries such as Bill Gates., Praise for the previous edition: "This fun-to-read source will add spice for economics and business classes...an excellent index..."-American Reference Books Annual "This volume is worthy of inclusion in reference collections of public, academic, and high-school libraries. Its content is wide-ranging and its entries provide interesting reading."-Booklist "A concise introduction to American inventors and entrepreneurs, recommended for academic and public libraries."-Choice American Inventors, Entrepreneurs, and Business Visionaries, Revised Edition profiles more than 300 important Americans from colonial times to the present. Featuring such inventors and entrepreneurs as Thomas Edison and Madame C.J. Walker, this revised resource provides in-depth information on robber barons and their counterparts as well as current visionaries such as Bill Gates. This A-to-Z biographical dictionary has been fully updated to include an array of new and fascinating biographies, from financier Warren Buffet to music mogul Jay-Z. Coverage includes: Jeffrey Bezos Michael Bloomberg Sergey Brin and Larry Page Michael Dell Steve Jobs Estée Lauder T. Boone Pickens Russell Simmons Oprah Winfrey Mark Zuckerberg.

LC Classification NumberCT214.C29 2010