Goodyear Story : An Inventor's Obsession and the Struggle for a Rubber Monopoly

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ISBN
9781893554375
Book Title
Goodyear Story : an Inventor's Obsession and the Struggle for a Rubber Monopoly
Publisher
Encounter Books
Item Length
9.4 in
Publication Year
2002
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Illustrator
Yes
Item Height
1 in
Author
Richard I. Korman
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Topic
United States / 19th Century, General, Business
Item Weight
1.2 Oz
Item Width
6.5 in
Number of Pages
222 Pages
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Publisher
Encounter Books
ISBN-10
1893554376
ISBN-13
9781893554375
eBay Product ID (ePID)
1942439

Product Key Features

Book Title
Goodyear Story : an Inventor's Obsession and the Struggle for a Rubber Monopoly
Number of Pages
222 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2002
Topic
United States / 19th Century, General, Business
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Biography & Autobiography, History
Author
Richard I. Korman
Format
Hardcover

Dimensions

Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
1.2 Oz
Item Length
9.4 in
Item Width
6.5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2001-055635
TitleLeading
The
Dewey Edition
22
Dewey Decimal
678/.2/092 B
Synopsis
Richard Korman has written a fascinating biography of an inventor, Charles Goodyear, harnessing a new technology that also provides a panoramic view of America at the onset of its industrial revolution. Drawing on newly discovered archival records, Korman tells a suspenseful story of scientific experimentation and legal struggle in creating a portrait of an eminent American whose eccentricity anticipates the trials of new economy pioneers of today., Long before the Robber Barons made America into an international economic power, a generation of visionary inventors gambled on innovations they hoped would bring them riches. Chief among them was Charles Goodyear, who, in the 1830s, began his obsessive quest to find the recipe for rubber, a material he believed would change the world. In chasing his dream, Goodyear entered a Dickensian underworld, miring his family in poverty, spending extended periods in debtors' prison, and provoking powerful enemies who were also determined to understand and control this miracle substance. His victory in a triumphant lawsuit argued eloquently by Daniel Webster made Goodyear into an American industrial legend, but never released him from his tragic obsession and the pain it caused those close to him. Here, Richard Korman has written a fascinating biography of an inventor harnessing a new technology that also provides a panoramic view of America at the onset of its industrial revolution. Drawing on newly discovered archival records, Korman tells a suspenseful story of scientific experimentation and legal struggle in creating a portrait of an eminent American whose eccentricity anticipates the trials of new economy pioneers of today.
LC Classification Number
TS1885.U6K67 2002

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