| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
24 pages : illustrations (some color), color maps ; 24 cm. |
| Series |
Reading power |
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American tycoons |
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Parker, Lewis K.
American tycoons.
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Reading power.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (page 23) and index. |
| Contents |
Coming to America -- Early life in America -- The fur trade -- After the fur trade. |
| Summary |
Introduces John Jacob Astor, who came to the United States in 1784, began work as a clerk for a fur trader, later went into business for himself, and died in 1848 as the richest man in America. |
| Study Program |
Accelerated Reader AR LG 4.0 0.5 62489. |
| Subject |
Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848 -- Juvenile literature.
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Businesspeople -- United States -- Biography -- Juvenile literature.
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Astor, John Jacob, 1763-1848.
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Businesspeople.
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| ISBN |
0823964477 library binding |
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