Автор: Wills Jocelyn Название: Boosters, Hustlers, and Speculators: Entrepreneurial Culture and the Rise of Minneapolis and St. Paul, 1849-1883 ISBN: 1681341034 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781681341033 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 14070.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: In 1849, when settlers arrived in the newly formed Minnesota Territory, they disembarked at the rough shantytown known as St. Paul, home to fur traders and a handful of merchants. Nearby was Fort Snelling, its soldiers charged with keeping peace in the wilderness, its territory later transferred to the burgeoning settlement at Minneapolis. Less than four decades later, St. Paul had emerged as a mercantile, banking, and railroading center, and Minneapolis had matured into the world's largest flour-milling center. The story of how this came to be involves assorted visionaries, savvy entrepreneurs, and government-supported expansion that combined to make St. Paul-Minneapolis the region's undisputed business, political, and educational center.
Historian Jocelyn Wills offers a business and entrepreneurial study of the Twin Cities during its early years, with particular focus on the individuals who took chances on and promoted the Cities' development. Boosters, Hustlers, and Speculators shares the successes and failures of a host of colorful characters who saw in the Twin Cities opportunities for financial gain and regional fame: early fur trader Norman Kittson, who built a lucrative trading network reaching to the Red River Valley; speculator Franklin Steele, who over-reached at the Falls of St. Anthony and was virtually bankrupt after the panic of 1857; milling visionary William D. Washburn, whose confident investments catapulted Minneapolis's milling district to international renown; railroad magnate James J. Hill, whose calculated business decisions helped him realize his dream of building a rail line to the Pacific. Most arrived with limited means, and only some managed to realize their dreams, but all contributed to the development of Minneapolis and St. Paul as the region's leading manufacturing, banking, and transportation center. This exhaustively researched book provides a firm foundation for understanding the role the Twin Cities have played in the development of the region and the nation from their earliest days.
Автор: Hustlafarians The Название: The Hustler`s Holy Book ISBN: 099336540X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780993365409 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 20680.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Dior Pinky Название: The Hustler`s Daughter {Dc Bookdiva Publications} ISBN: 0988762145 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780988762145 Издательство: Неизвестно Цена: 17240.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Автор: Turner Nikki Название: A Hustler`s Wife ISBN: 1601625774 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781601625779 Издательство: Random House (USA) Цена: 6100.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: The first book in the Yarnie and Des series by the author who Trendsetter Magazine called the "Queen of Hip Hop Lit." Yarnie and Richmond are from different sides of the tracks. Yarnie is a sweet girl from an upper class family. Des is Richmond's most infamous drug dealer. Their larger than life love, which happens completely by chance, creates a rift between Yarnie and her loved ones. It isn't under Des is sent to prison for life that Yarnie starts to realize being a hustler's life is anything but easy. ''A Hustler's Wife brought back memories of shoulda, woulda, coulda stories. . . . Imitators drop your pens '' --Vickie M. Stringer, bestselling author of Let That Be The Reason ''If I was still in the Game, this would be a book I would not want my girl to read.'' --Mr. Shannon Holmes, bestselling author of B-More Careful
Автор: Langfitt Frank Название: The Shanghai Free Taxi: Journeys with the Hustlers and Rebels of the New China ISBN: 1610398149 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781610398145 Издательство: Little Brown Рейтинг: Цена: 25750.00 T Наличие на складе: Невозможна поставка. Описание: As any traveler knows, some of the best and most honest conversations take place during car rides. So, when a long-time NPR correspondent wanted to learn more about the real China, he started driving a cab--and discovered a country amid seismic political and economic change. China--America's most important competitor--is at a turning point. With economic growth slowing, Chinese people face inequality and uncertainty as their leaders tighten control at home and project power abroad. In this adventurous, original book, NPR correspondent Frank Langfitt describes how he created a free taxi service--offering rides in exchange for illuminating conversation--to go beyond the headlines and get to know a wide range of colorful, compelling characters representative of the new China. They include folks like "Beer," a slippery salesman who tries to sell Langfitt a used car; Rocky, a farm boy turned Shanghai lawyer; and Chen, who runs an underground Christian church and moves his family to America in search of a better, freer life. Blending unforgettable characters, evocative travel writing, and insightful political analysis, The Shanghai Free Taxi is a sharply observed and surprising book that will help readers make sense of the world's other superpower at this extraordinary moment.
Автор: Styles T. Название: A Hustler`s Son (the Cartel Publications Presents) ISBN: 0996209972 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780996209977 Издательство: Неизвестно Рейтинг: Цена: 22070.00 T Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ. Описание: Based out of Bladensburg Maryland, 31-year-old Janet Stayley spent her life looking for a hustler. She never knew she would find one in her 15-year-old son, Kelsi. Surrounded by violence, drugs and lies, Kelsi murders in self-defense. Suddenly Kelsi becomes charged with the newfound feeling he associates with becoming a man and feels he can take on anything, including his mother's cheating lover. The heat of murder ensues and Janet feels it's time to make a permanent move out of Maryland. Before doing so, she plans one last murder which, if goes as planned, could ultimately be worth millions. To top it all off, Janet has not revealed to her son the biggest secret yet.
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