{"product_id":"gilded-age-entrepreneur-the-curious-life-of-american-financier-albert-benton-pullman-hardcover","title":"Gilded Age Entrepreneur: The Curious Life of American Financier Albert Benton Pullman - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eSimon Cordery\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSimon Cordery's \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilded Age Entrepreneur\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e illuminates the fascinating and chaotic business world of Albert Pullman. \u003c\/b\u003eThe influential but little-known older brother of George Pullman and the craftsman of the family, Albert designed the first luxurious Pullman railroad cars and hosted promotional trips to show them off. In those heady early days, he met national business and political leaders and hired the first Pullman porters. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAlbert and George made a formidable team, but as the Pullman Company grew, Albert's role shrank. He turned to his own investment portfolio, often with disastrous results. Beginning with the industrial laundry that cleaned sleeping-car linens, Albert appeared before the Supreme Court after a catastrophic insurance investment, ran afoul of federal banking regulations, and failed in an attempt to corner wheat futures. With evermore unsuccessful speculations, Albert was tempted by extralegal land sales and entered the silver-mining game. Finally, his own family in crisis and his relationship with George shattered, Albert Pullman launched into one last round of adventurous investments with mixed results.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eGilded Age Entrepreneur\u003c\/i\u003e demonstrates that Albert Pullman embodied the small-time investors who were legion after the Civil War. From banking and insurance to manufacturing and mining, a host of hopeful dreamers like Albert Pullman fueled the circulation of capital by forging political connections, creating and losing businesses, issuing shares, and longing for profit.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSimon Cordery is Professor and Chair in the History Department at Iowa State University. He is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Iron Road in the Prairie State\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003e Mother Jones\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBritish Friendly Societies, 1750-1914.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 366\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.94 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 15, 2025\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51978229842221,"sku":"9781501783180","price":91.32,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0938\/3185\/6429\/files\/srSyWredf59781501783180.webp?v=1775801149","url":"https:\/\/ishookbooks.com\/products\/gilded-age-entrepreneur-the-curious-life-of-american-financier-albert-benton-pullman-hardcover","provider":"iShook Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}