Made in America [videorecording] / a production of Martin Sandler Productions, Ltd. in association with Concepts Unlimited ; directed by Robert Deubel ; producer, Gaby Monet ; written by Tom Shachtman.
Format:
[videorecording] /
Publisher:
Enterprise Media,
Copyright Date:
c1987
Description:
1 videocassette (49 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequences ; 1/2 in.
Host, Robert Mitchum. Date on cassette label: c1986. Based on the book: The Entrepreneurs : an American adventure / Robert Sobel and David B. Sicilia. Restricted to home use or face to face teaching.
Summary:
Describes the American entrepreneurs who laid the foundation for the enterprises that transformed America from an agricultural nation to an industrial giant. Focuses on Andrew Carnegie (steel and charities), those who worked on interchangeable parts and efficiency (Samuel Colt, Henry Leland, Frank Gilbreth, Frederick Taylor), the assembly line (Henry Ford), Henry Kaiser (Western building industries), and those who worked in post-war technologies.
Series:
The entrepreneurs, an American adventure ; v. 4
OCLC:
(OCoLC)17455774
Locations:
USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.