Who Built That: Awe-Inspiring Stories of American Tinkerpreneurs
- ISBN-10
- 1501130838
- ISBN-13
- 9781501130830
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 336
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2016-01-12
- Publisher
- Simon and Schuster
- Author
- Michelle Malkin
Description
Conservative journalist Malkin provides an eclectic journey of American capitalism, from the colonial period to the Industrial Age to the present, spotlighting little-known "tinkerpreneurs" who achieved their dreams of doing well by doing good. Learn how Paul Revere became America's first tech titan, how famous patent holders Abraham Lincoln and Mark Twain championed the nation's unique system of intellectual property rights, and more.
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