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Black Titan : A. G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire by Elizabeth Gardner Hines and Carol Jenkins (2003, Hardcover)

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The grandson of slaves, born into poverty in 1892 in the Deep South, A. G. Gaston died more than a century later with a fortune worth well over $130 million and a business empire spanning communications, real estate, and insurance. Gaston was, by any measure, a heroic figure whose wealth and influence bore comparison to J. P. Morgan and Andrew Carnegie. Here, for the first time, is the story of the life of this extraordinary pioneer, told by his niece and grandniece, the award-winning television journalist Carol Jenkins and her daughter Elizabeth Gardner Hines. Born at a time when the bitter legacy of slavery and Reconstruction still poisoned the lives of black Americans, Gaston was determined to make a difference for himself and his people. His first job, after serving in the celebrated all-black regiment during World War I, bound him to the near-slavery of an Alabama coal mine-but even here Gaston saw not only hope but opportunity. He launched a business selling lunches to fellow miners, soon established a rudimentary bank-and from then on there was no stopping him. A kind of black Horatio Alger, Gaston let a single, powerful question be his guide:What do our people need now?His success flowed from an uncanny genius for knowing the answer. Combining rich family lore with a deep knowledge of American social and economic history, Carol Jenkins and Elizabeth Hines unfold Gaston's success story against the backdrop of a century of crushing racial hatred and bigotry. Gaston not only survived the hardships of being black during the Depression, he flourished, and by the 1950s he was ruling a Birmingham-based business empire. When the movement for civil rights swept through the South in the late 1950s and early 1960s, Gaston provided critical financial support to many activists. At the time of his death in 1996, A. G. Gaston was one of the wealthiest black men in America, if notthewealthiest. But his legacy extended far beyond the monetary. He was a man who had proved it was possible to overcome staggering odds and make a place for himself as a leader, a captain of industry, and a far-sighted philanthropist. Writing with grace and power, Jenkins and Hines bring their distinguished ancestor fully to life in the pages of this book.Black Titanis the story of a man who created his own future-and in the process, blazed a future for all black businesspeople in America.

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Publisher
Random House Publishing Group
ISBN-10
0345453476
ISBN-13
9780345453471
eBay Product ID (ePID)
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Book Title
Black Titan : A. G. Gaston and the Making of a Black American Millionaire
Author
Carol Jenkins, Elizabeth Gardner Hines
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Topic
Cultural Heritage, General
Publication Year
2003
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics
Number of Pages
336 Pages

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Item Length
9.6in
Item Height
1.1in
Item Width
6.4in
Item Weight
20.7 Oz

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Lc Classification Number
Hc102.5.G375j46 2004
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"No library of American business achievement is complete without the story of Arthur G. Gaston. . . . Black Titan is a long overdue contribution to the recording of not just black history, but American history." -EARL G. GRAVES SR. Chairman and CEO, Earl G. Graves Ltd. Founder and Publisher, Black Enterprise magazine Author of How to Succeed in Business Without Being White: Straight Talk on Making It in America "A. G. Gaston was there first. He succeeded when the odds seemed insurmountable. This important book traces his incredible life, from coal miner to millionaire. It is full of lessons for anyone looking to succeed in today's business world." -ROBERT JOHNSON CEO, Black Entertainment Television, Inc. "It was my privilege to meet A. G. Gaston in Birmingham, Alabama, during the early 1970s. I was greatly inspired by his unique entrepreneurial vision and passionate belief in economic self-sufficiency. . . . This book should be read by every entrepreneur." -BYRON LEWIS Chairman, Uniworld Group, "No library of American business achievement is complete without the story of Arthur G. Gaston. . . .Black Titanis a long overdue contribution to the recording of not just black history, but American history." -EARL G. GRAVES SR. Chairman and CEO, Earl G. Graves Ltd. Founder and Publisher,Black Enterprisemagazine Author ofHow to Succeed in Business Without Being White: Straight Talk on Making It in America "A. G. Gaston was there first. He succeeded when the odds seemed insurmountable. This important book traces his incredible life, from coal miner to millionaire. It is full of lessons for anyone looking to succeed in today's business world." -ROBERT JOHNSON CEO, Black Entertainment Television, Inc. "It was my privilege to meet A. G. Gaston in Birmingham, Alabama, during the early 1970s. I was greatly inspired by his unique entrepreneurial vision and passionate belief in economic self-sufficiency. . . . This book should be read by every entrepreneur." -BYRON LEWIS Chairman, Uniworld Group
Copyright Date
2004
Target Audience
Trade
Lccn
2003-064999
Dewey Decimal
338.09761/781/092 B
Dewey Edition
22
Illustrated
Yes

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