Kings of fortune or, The triumphs and achievements of noble, self-made men, whose brilliant careers have honored their calling, blessed humanity, and whose lives furnish instruction for the young, entertainment for the old, and valuable lessons for the aspirants of fortune - Houghton, Walter Raleigh 1845-1929. (Chicago David, 1884)
I. Merchants: Stephen Giraard.--John Jacob Astor.--Alexander T. Stewart.--Amos Laurence.--Andrew V. Stout.--Jonas Chickering.--Nicholas Longworth.--George Peabody.--Philip D. Armour.--A. H. Andrews.--II. Capitalists:--Cornelius Vanderbilt.--Daniel Drew.--Cyrus W. Field.--William H. Vanderbilt.--Jay Gould.--III. Inventors:--Robert Fulton.--Charles Goodyear.--Eli Whitney.--Elias Hows, Jr.--Richard M. Hoe.--Samuel Colt.--Samuel F. B.--IV. Artists: Benjamin West.--John Rogers.--Hiram Powers.--VII. Divines:--David Swing.--Peter Cartwright.--VIII. Authors:--Henry W. Longfellow.--Nathaniel Hawthorne.--IX. Actors:--Edwin Booth.--Joseph Jefferson.
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