Little Visits with Great Americans: Intimate Portraits of Progressive Era Leaders in Industry, Reform, Science, Arts, and Public Service
by Andrew Carnegie, Theodore Roosevelt, William Dean Howells, Helen Keller, Russell H. Conwell, Ella Wheeler Wilcox, John Burroughs, Charles Dana Gibson, James Whitcomb Riley, Samuel Gompers, Mrs. Burton Harrison, Thomas Alva Edison, Hiram Stevens Maxim, Hazen S. Pingree, Marshall Field, John Wanamaker, Sir Thomas Lipton, Darius Ogden Mills, Russell Sage, Lyman Judson Gage, Cornelius Vanderbilt, Robert C. Clowry, Herbert H. Vreeland, Nelson A. Miles, Joseph H. Choate, Chauncey M. Depew, Jonathan P. Dolliver, Thomas C. Platt, Tom L. Johnson, Jacob Gould Schurman, Edwin Markham, General Lew Wallace, Edwin Austin Abbey, Alice Barber Stephens, Frederic Remington, Homer Davenport, Frederick Burr Opper, F. Wellington Ruckstuhl, Henry Merwin Shrady, Marshall P. Wilder, John Philip Sousa, Helen Miller Gould, Nathan Strauss, Frank W. Gunsaulus, Robert Collyer, Robert Laird Borden, Goldwin Smith, S. N. Parent, Andrew G. Blair, James Loudon, Sir William C. Van Horne, Samuel Jones, Philip D. Armour, John B. Herreshoff, Lillian Nordica
Personal stories and reflections from notable Americans including Carnegie, Roosevelt, Edison, and others on success, work, and life.
About This Book
This two-volume set gathers firsthand accounts and reflections from prominent figures of the era.
Contributors include industrialists, artists, politicians, inventors, and writers who share their experiences.
The narratives focus on personal development, career paths, and observations about American life at the time.
Readers encounter a range of viewpoints from business leaders, public servants, and creative professionals.
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