Entrepreneurs Who Shaped American History 1860-1914

Elizabeth Arden Cosmetics

Phillip Armour Meat Packing

John Jacob Astor Furs and Real Estate

PT Barnum Entertainment (Circus)

Alexander G. Bell Telephones

Asa Candler Soft Drinks (Coca Cola)

Andrew Carnegie Steel

William Colgate Soap and Toothpaste

Samuel Colt Firearms

Peter Cooper Railroads

Ezra Corwell Telegraph

John Deere Plows and Farm Machinery

Eleuthere Irenee Du Pont Gunpowder

William C. Durant Automobiles

George Eastman Photographic Equipment (Kodak)

Thomas Edison Electrical Equipment, record player

Harvey Firestone Tires

Henry Ford Automobiles

Fred Harvey Fast Food

H.J. Heinz Food (Ketchup)

Sarah McWilliams Cosmetics (African American Millionaire)

J. Pierpont Morgan Steel and Banking

Ransom E. Olds Automobiles

Elisha Otis Elevators

John D. Rockefeller Oil

R.W. Sears and A.C. Roebuck Mail Order Sales

Samuel Slater Textiles (Clothes)

Leland Stanford Railroads

Levi Strauss Denim Pants

Cornelius Vanderbilt Steamboats, Railroads

Charles Walgreen Drugstores

John Wanamaker Department Stores

A. Montgomery Ward Mail Order Sales

Eli Whitney Cotton Gin, Guns, Clocks

Frank W. Woolworth Department Stores

William Wrigley, Jr. Chewing Gum