Author: Lynn Ledeboer
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439666954
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
"I've seen a fly make a bull switch his tail" is a homespun quip attributed to Emerson Carey, the powerful salt magnate of Hutchinson, Kansas. True or not, the quote epitomizes the fearless and tenacious character of the legend who became Reno County's benefactor. Young, awestruck Carey arrived in boomtown 1880s Hutchinson and went on to create an immense empire. Coal, ice, salt, strawboard, egg cases, bags, soda ash and streetcars--he presided over it all. From Carey's sleeping in a coal yard with a quarter in his pocket to the founding of the exclusive Willowbrook community and attaining a net worth of more than $15 million, authors Lynn Ledeboer and Myron Marcotte relate the epic story.
Kansas Tycoon Emerson Carey
Author: Lynn Ledeboer
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439666954
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
"I've seen a fly make a bull switch his tail" is a homespun quip attributed to Emerson Carey, the powerful salt magnate of Hutchinson, Kansas. True or not, the quote epitomizes the fearless and tenacious character of the legend who became Reno County's benefactor. Young, awestruck Carey arrived in boomtown 1880s Hutchinson and went on to create an immense empire. Coal, ice, salt, strawboard, egg cases, bags, soda ash and streetcars--he presided over it all. From Carey's sleeping in a coal yard with a quarter in his pocket to the founding of the exclusive Willowbrook community and attaining a net worth of more than $15 million, authors Lynn Ledeboer and Myron Marcotte relate the epic story.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1439666954
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 162
Book Description
"I've seen a fly make a bull switch his tail" is a homespun quip attributed to Emerson Carey, the powerful salt magnate of Hutchinson, Kansas. True or not, the quote epitomizes the fearless and tenacious character of the legend who became Reno County's benefactor. Young, awestruck Carey arrived in boomtown 1880s Hutchinson and went on to create an immense empire. Coal, ice, salt, strawboard, egg cases, bags, soda ash and streetcars--he presided over it all. From Carey's sleeping in a coal yard with a quarter in his pocket to the founding of the exclusive Willowbrook community and attaining a net worth of more than $15 million, authors Lynn Ledeboer and Myron Marcotte relate the epic story.
Kansas Tycoon Emerson Carey: Building an Empire from Coal, Ice and Salt
Author: Lynn Ledeboer and Myron Marcotte
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467140791
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From rags: 1863-1882 -- Emerson's empire beings: 1882-1895 -- Cold cash: 1896-1900 -- Salt bandwagon: 1901-1905 -- Soda ash is where it's at: 1906-1910 -- The very fair senator: 1911-1916 -- Boxes, bags and trolleys: 1917-1920 -- The affluent life: 1921-1922 -- Soaring to new highs and digging to new lows: 1923-1931 -- The final years: 1931-1935.
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 1467140791
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 160
Book Description
From rags: 1863-1882 -- Emerson's empire beings: 1882-1895 -- Cold cash: 1896-1900 -- Salt bandwagon: 1901-1905 -- Soda ash is where it's at: 1906-1910 -- The very fair senator: 1911-1916 -- Boxes, bags and trolleys: 1917-1920 -- The affluent life: 1921-1922 -- Soaring to new highs and digging to new lows: 1923-1931 -- The final years: 1931-1935.
Fast Food Nation
Author: Eric Schlosser
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547750331
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
An exploration of the fast food industry in the United States, from its roots to its long-term consequences.
Publisher: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
ISBN: 0547750331
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 387
Book Description
An exploration of the fast food industry in the United States, from its roots to its long-term consequences.
A History of Millard County
Author: Edward Leo Lyman
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780913738382
Category : Millard County (Utah)
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
Publisher:
ISBN: 9780913738382
Category : Millard County (Utah)
Languages : en
Pages : 452
Book Description
The Carey Salt Mine
Author: Barbara C. Ulrich
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738561806
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In 1923, Kansas governor Johnathan Davis traveled to Hutchinson to dedicate Emerson Carey's new rock salt mine whose shaft provided access to an ancient salt bed 650 feet under the earth's surface. The Carey Salt Mine, advertised as "the most modern in the world," served as a companion to Carey's already-existing evaporation plants. Miners used the newest technology to blast and crush the mineral into gravel and haul it to the surface to provide rock salt for livestock, industries, and roads. Throughout the 20th century, thousands visited Carey's mining operations. Ever since the day Governor Davis presided over the opening ceremony, the Carey Salt Mine has served as a landmark for Hutchinson and helped shape its identity as "the Salt City."
Publisher: Arcadia Publishing
ISBN: 9780738561806
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 132
Book Description
In 1923, Kansas governor Johnathan Davis traveled to Hutchinson to dedicate Emerson Carey's new rock salt mine whose shaft provided access to an ancient salt bed 650 feet under the earth's surface. The Carey Salt Mine, advertised as "the most modern in the world," served as a companion to Carey's already-existing evaporation plants. Miners used the newest technology to blast and crush the mineral into gravel and haul it to the surface to provide rock salt for livestock, industries, and roads. Throughout the 20th century, thousands visited Carey's mining operations. Ever since the day Governor Davis presided over the opening ceremony, the Carey Salt Mine has served as a landmark for Hutchinson and helped shape its identity as "the Salt City."
Anti-Intellectualism in American Life
Author: Richard Hofstadter
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307809676
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction Anti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society. "As Mr. Hofstadter unfolds the fascinating story, it is no crude battle of eggheads and fatheads. It is a rich, complex, shifting picture of the life of the mind in a society dominated by the ideal of practical success." —Robert Peel in the Christian Science Monitor
Publisher: Vintage
ISBN: 0307809676
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 465
Book Description
Winner of the 1964 Pulitzer Prize in Nonfiction Anti-Intellectualism in American Life is a book which throws light on many features of the American character. Its concern is not merely to portray the scorners of intellect in American life, but to say something about what the intellectual is, and can be, as a force in a democratic society. "As Mr. Hofstadter unfolds the fascinating story, it is no crude battle of eggheads and fatheads. It is a rich, complex, shifting picture of the life of the mind in a society dominated by the ideal of practical success." —Robert Peel in the Christian Science Monitor
Defending the Master Race
Author: Jonathan Spiro
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 158465810X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
A historical rediscovery of one of the heroic founders of the conservation movement who was also one of the most infamous racists in American history
Publisher: UPNE
ISBN: 158465810X
Category : Nature
Languages : en
Pages : 504
Book Description
A historical rediscovery of one of the heroic founders of the conservation movement who was also one of the most infamous racists in American history
City of Thorns
Author: C. N. Crawford
Publisher: Corey Press
ISBN: 9781956290011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
I never thought I'd be singing happy birthday to myself in a dungeon. And yet when a sinfully sexy demon crashes happy hour, that's exactly what happens. He's known as the Lord of Chaos, and he's mistaken me for my succubus doppelgänger. Happy birthday to me. When he tastes my blood, he finally understands I'm mortal. And I realize we have something in common: we both crave revenge. So we make a deal: I can stay in the forbidden city to hunt for my mom's killer. In return, I'll help him get the vengeance he craves. I just have to pose as a sexy succubus. One problem--he's my number one suspect. And that's increasingly hard to remember as he teaches me my role: seduction. With each heated touch I drift further into peril. And if I fall under his seductive spell, death awaits me. "I flew through this book... Hot demon lord-check. Action-check. Romance-check. And there's spice! If you love my books, you definitely want to read this one." -Laura Thalassa
Publisher: Corey Press
ISBN: 9781956290011
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 306
Book Description
I never thought I'd be singing happy birthday to myself in a dungeon. And yet when a sinfully sexy demon crashes happy hour, that's exactly what happens. He's known as the Lord of Chaos, and he's mistaken me for my succubus doppelgänger. Happy birthday to me. When he tastes my blood, he finally understands I'm mortal. And I realize we have something in common: we both crave revenge. So we make a deal: I can stay in the forbidden city to hunt for my mom's killer. In return, I'll help him get the vengeance he craves. I just have to pose as a sexy succubus. One problem--he's my number one suspect. And that's increasingly hard to remember as he teaches me my role: seduction. With each heated touch I drift further into peril. And if I fall under his seductive spell, death awaits me. "I flew through this book... Hot demon lord-check. Action-check. Romance-check. And there's spice! If you love my books, you definitely want to read this one." -Laura Thalassa
Hollywood Babylon
Author: Kenneth Anger
Publisher: Random House Value Pub
ISBN: 9780517344088
Category : Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Publisher: Random House Value Pub
ISBN: 9780517344088
Category : Hollywood (Los Angeles, Calif.)
Languages : en
Pages : 292
Book Description
Lives of Poor Boys Who Became Famous
Author: Sarah Knowles Bolton
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
These characters have been chosen from various countries and from varied professions, so that the youth who read this book may see that poverty is no barrier to success. It usually develops ambition, and nerves people to action. Life at best has much of struggle, and we need to be cheered and stimulated by the careers of those who have overcome obstacles. If Lincoln and Garfield, both farmer-boys, could come to the Presidency, then there is a chance for other farmer-boys. If Ezra Cornell, a mechanic, could become the president of great telegraph companies, and leave millions to a university, then other mechanics can come to fame. If Sir Titus Salt, working and sorting wool in a factory at nineteen, could build one of the model towns of the world for his thousands of workingmen, then there is encouragement and inspiration for other toilers in factories. These lives show that without work and will no great things are achieved.
Publisher: Good Press
ISBN:
Category : Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 257
Book Description
These characters have been chosen from various countries and from varied professions, so that the youth who read this book may see that poverty is no barrier to success. It usually develops ambition, and nerves people to action. Life at best has much of struggle, and we need to be cheered and stimulated by the careers of those who have overcome obstacles. If Lincoln and Garfield, both farmer-boys, could come to the Presidency, then there is a chance for other farmer-boys. If Ezra Cornell, a mechanic, could become the president of great telegraph companies, and leave millions to a university, then other mechanics can come to fame. If Sir Titus Salt, working and sorting wool in a factory at nineteen, could build one of the model towns of the world for his thousands of workingmen, then there is encouragement and inspiration for other toilers in factories. These lives show that without work and will no great things are achieved.