First published in 1901, How They Succeeded is a classic self-help book on the subject of succeeding, with a particular focus on business and money matters. It provides a firsthand look into the lives of many successful late-nineteenth-century entrepreneurs. Thomas Edison, John Wanamaker, Marshal Field, Alexander Graham Bell, Philip D. Armour, John D. Rockefeller, Andrew Carnegie, Mary E. Proctor, Jacob Gould Schurman, Darius Ogden Mills, General Lew Wallace, John B. Herreshoff, Amelia E. Barr, Theodore Thomas, John Burroughs, and James Witcomb Riley are among the successful titans of industry, innovation, academia, literature, and music interviewed. These interviews were aimed at understanding the person behind the icons with specific attention to the counsel these great men and women would offer to young people just starting their careers.
How They Succeeded Life Stories of Successful Men Told by Themselves
Écrit par Orison Swett Marden
