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    250 American Business Leaders for 250 Years.

    For America's 250th, meet the builders who made it. One illustrated story for every year, from Robert Morris in 1776 to today.

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    250

    leaders profiled

    250

    years, 1776 to 2026

    255

    illustrated pages

    1

    principle to practice on every page

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    Every page is a person. Every person is a lesson.

    Printers and bankers, inventors and shopkeepers, founders famous and forgotten. Each one-page profile tells how they created value, and ends with a principle you can put to work.

    Benjamin Franklin profile page
    1782 to 1783 · Benjamin Franklin
    Madam C. J. Walker profile page
    1912 · Madam C. J. Walker
    Mary Kay Ash profile page
    1963 · Mary Kay Ash
    Steve Jobs profile page
    1976 · Steve Jobs
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    Proof that business builds America

    Two and a half centuries of evidence that enterprise, done right, makes life better for everyone it touches.

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    Short enough to read with your team, your kids, or your customers. Honest about failures as well as achievements.

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    "Together, they offered a powerful promise: people can improve their own lives and the lives of others when they are free to think, create, and exchange."

    From the Letter from the Publisher · Alexander McCobin, Founder and President, Principled Business

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