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Little Journeys to the Homes of Great Businessmen

Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)

Elbert Hubbard describes the homes of authors, poets, social reformers and other prestigious people, reflecting on how their surroundings may have influenced them. These short essays are part biography and part pontification of Hubbard's opinion of the subject and their work.

In this volume he reflects on the lives of great businessmen active chiefly in England and the US. Included are Robert Owen, James Oliver, Stephen Girard, Mayer A. Rothschild, Philip D. Armour, John J. Astor, Peter Cooper, Andrew Carnegie, George Peabody, A. T. Stewart, H. H. Rogers, and James J. Hill. (Summary by Lucy Perry and Availle)

This is Volume 11 in a series of 14 books.

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Business & Economics

Language: English

Group: Little Journeys to the Homes of the Great

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 01 Robert Owen, Part 1 jenno
 00:30:04
Play 02 Robert Owen, Part 2 jenno
 00:33:23
Play 03 James Oliver, Part 1 Taylor D.
 00:25:00
Play 04 James Oliver, Part 2 Taylor D.
 00:24:15
Play 05 Stephen Girard, Part 1 Mario Pineda
 00:20:44
Play 06 Stephen Girard, Part 2 Mario Pineda
 00:18:38
Play 07 Mayer A. Rothschild, Part 1 jenno
 00:33:24
Play 08 Mayer A. Rothschild, Part 2 jenno
 00:29:23
Play 09 Philip D. Armour, Part 1 jenno
 00:27:58
Play 10 Philip D. Armour, Part 2 jenno
 00:27:19
Play 11 John J. Astor, Part 1 Kathleen Moore
 00:20:39
Play 12 John J. Astor, Part 2 Kathleen Moore
 00:26:00
Play 13 Peter Cooper, Part 1 Mario Pineda
 00:19:11
Play 14 Peter Cooper, Part 2 Mario Pineda
 00:19:41
Play 15 Andrew Carnegie, Part 1 Owlivia
 00:26:31
Play 16 Andrew Carnegie, Part 2 Owlivia
 00:23:50
Play 17 George Peabody, Part 1 ToddHW
 00:20:59
Play 18 George Peabody, Part 2 ToddHW
 00:19:56
Play 19 A. T. Stewart Availle
 00:38:28
Play 20 H. H. Rogers, Part 1 Michele Eaton
 00:33:57
Play 21 H. H. Rogers, Part 2 Michele Eaton
 00:31:58
Play 22 James J. Hill, Part 1 SiddhantShah
 00:23:58
Play 23 James J. Hill, Part 2 eamonma
 00:25:36