Pierre S. Du Pont and the Making of the Modern Corporation

“[An] admirable biography... The book is well‐written, piques the reader’s curiosity to keep going, and is well‐documented.” — The New York Times“[A] splendid piece of business history... Chandler and Salsbury’s history of du Pont represents a major contribution... as business history [the book] is superb. What is involved in transforming a small firm into a corporate giant? That is the central question and the authors have provided an excellent analytical answer.” — Antitrust Bulletin“Alfred Chandler is the world master of institutional business history... a first-class company and entrepreneurial history.” — David S. Landes, Economic History Association’s EH.net“[An] interesting book... fascinating reading as a study in business decision-making... definitely an important work... a major contribution to business and economic history, as well as required reading for all concerned with twentieth-century American history.” — The Journal of Economic History“Pierre du Pont was the prime mover in the evolution of the DuPont and General Motors companies into two of the biggest of big businesses in early twentieth-century America. This painstakingly crafted study describes with commanding scholarship what du Pont did and how... he did it... This massive, at times microscopic, but always purposeful and controlled study is indispensable to an understanding of the coming of big business to modern America.” — The American Historical Review“Many books and many articles have been written about the du Ponts, the Du Pont Company, and General Motors. Some of them deserve the overworked word excellent, but for the business historian none of them approaches the book that Chandler and Salsbury have written... It is really a history of Du Pont and General Motors in the most important of their formative years... Business historians should read Pierre S. du Pont or turn in their union cards.” — Pennsylvania History Read more