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The Dukes of Durham, 1865-1929 /
This is the history of Washington Duke and two of his sons, Benjamin Newton Duke and James Buchanan Duke. Although numerous other members of the family play their parts in the story it focuses primarily on the three men who were at the center of the economic and philanthropic activities which made t...
| Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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| Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Durham :
Duke University Press,
[1987]
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| Acceso en línea: | Texto completo Texto completo |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Frontmatter
- Contents
- Preface
- 1. Yeoman Farmer Home From the War
- 2. Beginning Anew in 1865: The Early Phase ofW. Duke, Sons and Company
- 3. James B. Duke, The Bonsack Cigarette Machine, and the Origins of the American Tobacco Company
- 4. Building a Commercial Empire: The American Tobacco Company, 1890-1904
- 5. "Durham is on the way to heaven rejoicing": Early Philanthropy of the Dukes
- 6. "Trinity College is the best institution of learning in the South" : The Philanthropic Pattern Takes Shape
- 7. New Myths for Old: The Dukes and the Textile Industry of North Carolina
- 8. A Time of Troubles-And Splendor on Fifth Avenue
- 9. Electric Power for the Piedmont Region of the Carolinas
- 10. The Philanthropic Culmination: The Establishment of The Duke Endowment
- 11. The Launching of Duke University and the Deaths of the Duke Brothers
- A Note on the Sources
- Appendix-James B. Duke's Indenture Creating The Duke Endowment
- Index