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Captains of Industry; or, Men of Business Who Did Something Besides Making Money (IlIustrated Edition) (Dodo Press)

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James Parton (1822-1891) was an American biographer, born in Canterbury, England. He was taken to the United States when he was five years old, studied in New York City and White Plains, New York, and was a schoolmaster in Philadelphia and then in New York. He moved to Newburyport, Massachusetts, where he died. Parton was the most popular biographer of his day in America. His most important books ... More
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PublisherDodo Press
BindingPaperback (7 editions)
Reading LevelUncategorized
# of Pages284
ISBN-101406541095
ISBN-13978-1406541090
Publication Date08/24/2007
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