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Author : Jeffrey L. Rodengen
Publisher : Write Stuff Syndicate
ISBN 13 : 9780945903604
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)
Download or read book The Legend of Cornelius Vanderbilt Whitney written by Jeffrey L. Rodengen and published by Write Stuff Syndicate. This book was released on 2000 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Glenn Frankel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1620400650
Total Pages : 433 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (24 download)
Download or read book The Searchers written by Glenn Frankel and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2014-02-04 with total page 433 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the making of the influential 1950s film inspired by the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, sharing lesser-known aspects of Parker's 1836 abduction by the Comanche and her heartbreaking return to white culture, in an account that also explores how the movie reflects period ambiguities. 30,000 first printing. Movie tie-in.
Author : Scott Eyman
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1451685114
Total Pages : 640 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (516 download)
Download or read book Print the Legend written by Scott Eyman and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2012-05-29 with total page 640 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "When the legend becomes fact, print the legend." This line comes from director John Ford's film, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, but it also serves as an epigram for the life of the legendary filmmaker. Through a career that spanned decades and included work on dozens of films -- among them such American masterpieces as The Searchers, The Grapes of Wrath, The Quiet Man, Stagecoach, and How Green Was My Valley -- John Ford managed to leave as his legacy a body of work that few filmmakers will ever equal. Yet as bold as the stamp of his personality was on each film, there was at the same time a marked reticence when it came to revealing anything personal. Basically shy, and intensely private, he was known to enjoy making up stories about himself, some of them based loosely on fact but many of them pure fabrications. Ford preferred instead to let his films speak for him, and the message was always masculine, determined, romantic, yes, but never soft -- and always, always totally "American." If there were other aspects to his personality, moods and subtleties that weren't reflected on the screen, then no one really needed to know. Indeed, what mattered to Ford was always what was up there on the screen. And if it varied from reality, what did it matter? When you are creating legend, fact becomes a secondary matter. Now, in this definitive look at the life and career of one of America's true cinematic giants, noted biographer and critic Scott Eyman, working with the full participation of the Ford estate, has managed to document and delineate both aspects of John Ford's life -- the human being and the legend. Going well beyond the legend, Eyman has explored the many influences that were brought to play on this remarkable and complex man, and the result is a rich and involving story of a great film director and of the world in which he lived, as well as the world of Hollywood legend that he helped to shape. Drawing on more than a hundred interviews and research on three continents, Scott Eyman explains how a saloon-keeper's son from Maine helped to shape America's vision of itself, and how a man with only a high school education came to create a monumental body of work, including films that earned him six Academy Awards -- more than any filmmaker before or since. He also reveals the truth of Ford's turbulent relationship with actress Katharine Hepburn, recounts his stand for freedom of speech during the McCarthy witch-hunt -- including a confrontation with archconservative Cecil B. DeMille -- and discusses his disfiguring alcoholism as well as the heroism he displayed during World War II. Brilliant, stubborn, witty, rebellious, irascible, and contradictory, John Ford remains one of the enduring giants in what is arguably America's greatest contribution to art -- the Hollywood movie. In Print the Legend, Scott Eyman has managed at last to separate fact from legend in writing about this remarkable man, producing what will remain the definitive biography of this film giant.
Author : Charlotte Hays
Publisher : Macmillan
ISBN 13 : 9780312246464
Total Pages : 294 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (464 download)
Download or read book The Fortune Hunters written by Charlotte Hays and published by Macmillan. This book was released on 2007-08-07 with total page 294 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Madame de Pompadour, the famed mistress of Louis XV, to Pamela Harriman, who married into the English aristocracy and the American plutocracy, there is a rich history of women who have found glamour and wealth in the arms of a billionaire. But contrary to what you may think, fortune hunting is no idle pursuit. Like diving for treasure, it’s a real job. Some women strive to be CEOs; others prefer to wed them. You'll meet today's dazzling successes in this book. What kind of woman does it take to make the Midas marriage? Exploring the lives of the great fortune hunters of our day, reporter and former gossip columnist Charlotte Hays answers this tantalizing question. You’ll learn about the South Carolina woman who took a trip around the world with a shadowy shipping magnate, only to meet and marry a philandering marquis. You’ll see what methods these women use to lure their powerful men, including one playful fortune seeker who, at a very high-society soirée, hurled a piece of bread at her intended beau, starting a food fight. You’ll meet the New York socialite who remarried so quickly after a divorce, her ex claimed she was a bigamist. What are their recipes for riches? Can a genuinely nice woman pursue this career? What does love have to do with it? With original interviews and photos, Hays casts a light on the determination, skill, and---yes, sometimes---ruthlessness that have shaped some of the most successful---and lucrative---unions of our time.
Author : Jeffrey L. Rodengen
Publisher : Write Stuff Syndicate
ISBN 13 : 9780945903833
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (38 download)
Download or read book The Legend of HCA written by Jeffrey L. Rodengen and published by Write Stuff Syndicate. This book was released on 2003 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Legend of HCA chronicles the exciting sometime turbulent story of one of America's most influential corporations. HCA's founding in 1968 started a revolution in the healthcare industry, not only in Nashville, where the company began, but across the entire country. HCA was one of the first investor-owned hospital companies in the nation. As such, the company pioneered an entirely new way of running hospitals. Over the years, HCA has been a leader in balancing and improving the nation's healthcare system. Today it is one of the most well-respected companies in the nation and arguably stands head and shoulders above other investor-owned hospital companies when it come to policies, ethics, and quality healthcare.
Author : C.V. Whitney
Publisher : University Press of Kentucky
ISBN 13 : 0813194296
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (131 download)
Download or read book High Peaks written by C.V. Whitney and published by University Press of Kentucky. This book was released on 2021-12-14 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Rarely is one allowed such an intimate glimpse into the "high peaks" of a life so extraordinary and exciting as that of C. V. Whitney. Scion of a distinguished family of great wealth, "Sonny" Whitney early displayed the zest for life and the adventurous spirit which have led him into a varied array of achievements remarkable even for the Whitney clan. A pilot in World War I and an AAF officer in World War II who was involved in such events as Iwo Jima and El Alamein, Whitney later, as assistant secretary of the air force, played a crucial role in ending the Berlin blockade. A sportsman with an absorbing love of the outdoors, Whitney has been a member of the Yale crew, captain of an international championship polo team, a hunter of note, and a Thoroughbred breeder whose stable has been a leading money winner. An interest in art inherited from his mother has led Whitney to help develop and support galleries and museums such as the Buffalo Bill Historical Center in Wyoming; his involvement in the entertainment world gave him a significant part in the production of the motion picture "Gone with the Wind." His other activities range from work as a "mucker" in a mine to ventures in finance, founding of the first ocean aquarium, Marineland, and world travel with enough adventures to fill another book. High Peaks is a set of selected memoirs which will appeal to all who seek joy and adventure in living.
Author : Glenn Frankel
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
ISBN 13 : 1608191052
Total Pages : 418 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (81 download)
Download or read book The Searchers written by Glenn Frankel and published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA. This book was released on 2013-02-19 with total page 418 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Traces the making of the influential 1950s film inspired by the story of Cynthia Ann Parker, sharing details of Parker's 1836 abduction by the Comanche and her return to white culture twenty-four years later.
Author : Jeffrey L. Rodengen
Publisher : Write Stuff Syndicate
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Legend of Polaris written by Jeffrey L. Rodengen and published by Write Stuff Syndicate. This book was released on 2003 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Legend of Polaris" recounts the remarkable saga of the company that invented the snowmobile. After becoming the number one manufacturer of snowmobiles, Polaris went on to create the first automatic transmission ATV; a line of stable, reliable personal water craft; a sport-boat line; and Victory, the company's celebrated motorcycles.
Author : Joel Mokyr
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0190282991
Total Pages : 2812 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (92 download)
Download or read book The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History written by Joel Mokyr and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2003-10-16 with total page 2812 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: What were the economic roots of modern industrialism? Were labor unions ever effective in raising workers' living standards? Did high levels of taxation in the past normally lead to economic decline? These and similar questions profoundly inform a wide range of intertwined social issues whose complexity, scope, and depth become fully evident in the Encyclopedia. Due to the interdisciplinary nature of the field, the Encyclopedia is divided not only by chronological and geographic boundaries, but also by related subfields such as agricultural history, demographic history, business history, and the histories of technology, migration, and transportation. The articles, all written and signed by international contributors, include scholars from Europe, Latin America, Africa, and Asia. Covering economic history in all areas of the world and segments of ecnomies from prehistoric times to the present, The Oxford Encyclopedia of Economic History is the ideal resource for students, economists, and general readers, offering a unique glimpse into this integral part of world history.
Author : Jeffrey L. Rodengen
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 152 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Legend of the Titan Corporation written by Jeffrey L. Rodengen and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 152 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Edward Buscombe
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1839024704
Total Pages : 97 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (39 download)
Download or read book The Searchers written by Edward Buscombe and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2022-03-24 with total page 97 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: John Ford's masterpiece The Searchers (1956) was voted the seventh greatest film of all time in Sight & Sound's most recent poll of critics. Its influence on many of America's most distinguished contemporary filmmakers, among them Martin Scorsese, Paul Schrader, and John Milius, is enormous. John Wayne's portrait of the vengeful Confederate Ethan Edwards gives the film a truly epic dimension, as does his long and lonely journey into the dark heart of America. Edward Buscombe's insightful study provides a detailed commentary on all aspects of the film, drawing on material in the John Ford archive at Indiana University, including Ford's own memos and the original script, which differs in vital respects from the film he made, to offer new insights into the film's production history.
Author : David A. Patten
Publisher : Write Stuff Syndicate
ISBN 13 : 9780945903642
Total Pages : 216 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (36 download)
Download or read book The Legend of ALLTEL written by David A. Patten and published by Write Stuff Syndicate. This book was released on 2000 with total page 216 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Author : Jeffrey L. Rodengen
Publisher : Write Stuff Syndicate
ISBN 13 : 9780945903895
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (38 download)
Download or read book The Legend of McCarthy written by Jeffrey L. Rodengen and published by Write Stuff Syndicate. This book was released on 2002-05 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Recounts the remarkable saga of one of America's oldest and largest privately held construction companies.
Author : Jeffrey L. Rodengen
Publisher : Write Stuff Syndicate
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 158 pages
Book Rating : 4.:/5 ( download)
Download or read book The Story of HealthSouth written by Jeffrey L. Rodengen and published by Write Stuff Syndicate. This book was released on 2002 with total page 158 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In 1984, a year after Congress overhauled the way Medicare would pay hospitals and medical centers, a young entrepreneur named Richard Scrushy decided to start a new kind of healthcare company - one that took rehabilitation out of the basements of hospitals and moved it into bright and lively settings that promoted wellness and healing. Scrushy sought to coordinate all aspects of rehabilitation, from social services to physical and occupational therapy, under one roof. After only 18 years, HealthSouth became the nation's leading provider of ambulatory surgery, diagnostic imaging and inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation. Brings to vivid life the fascinating history of one of the most dynamic healthcare corporations in America.
Author : Laurence Leamer
Publisher : Hachette Books
ISBN 13 : 1401395554
Total Pages : 525 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (13 download)
Download or read book Madness Under the Royal Palms written by Laurence Leamer and published by Hachette Books. This book was released on 2009-01-20 with total page 525 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The New York Times bestselling history of the glamour and debauchery of the ultra-wealthy Palm Beach community--from The Breakers to Trump's Mar-a-Lago. For more than a hundred years, Palm Beach has been an exclusive and exotic universe of wealth and privilege in America. And until Bernie Madoff's Ponzi scheme devastated its eternally sunny world, the reality of this affluent enclave has rarely been exposed to outsiders. Now, in Madness Under the Royal Palms, resident insider Laurence Leamer reveals the secrets and scandals of this South Florida island via a cast of characters that includes social climbers, trophy wives, sugar daddies, glamorous widows and their "escorts," sociopathic multimillionaires, and elegant society queens. Dive into the unbelievable true story of love, lust, money, and murder in a uniquely American paradise.
Author : T.J. Stiles
Publisher : Vintage
ISBN 13 : 1400031745
Total Pages : 738 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 ( download)
Download or read book The First Tycoon written by T.J. Stiles and published by Vintage. This book was released on 2010-04-20 with total page 738 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER WINNER OF THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD In this groundbreaking biography, T.J. Stiles tells the dramatic story of Cornelius “Commodore” Vanderbilt, the combative man and American icon who, through his genius and force of will, did more than perhaps any other individual to create modern capitalism. Meticulously researched and elegantly written, The First Tycoon describes an improbable life, from Vanderbilt’s humble birth during the presidency of George Washington to his death as one of the richest men in American history. In between we see how the Commodore helped to launch the transportation revolution, propel the Gold Rush, reshape Manhattan, and invent the modern corporation. Epic in its scope and success, the life of Vanderbilt is also the story of the rise of America itself.
Author : John T. Flynn
Publisher : Ludwig von Mises Institute
ISBN 13 : 161016329X
Total Pages : 570 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (11 download)
Download or read book Men of Wealth written by John T. Flynn and published by Ludwig von Mises Institute. This book was released on 1941 with total page 570 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
