They had faith that in free and open competition they could make products that would meet the needs of almost everyone. In other words, these Michigan entrepreneurs delayed the gratification of their own wants in order to satisfy the wants of others. What they shared was a stubborn persistence to invent and market something that would make life easier and simpler for millions of people. Empire Builders tells how, in each case, they failed before they succeeded - and sometimes even after they succeeded. Henry Ford, Billy Durant, Herbert Dow, and Will Kellogg all became famous around the globe. Empire Builders is the remarkable story of how Michigan's early entrepreneurs led the United States to world prominence in cars, chemicals, and cornflakes. Dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. AV2 - A first printing harcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected.
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