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Builders
Pratt, Joseph A.; Castaneda, Christopher J.
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Description for Builders
Paperback. Herman and George R. Brown, formidable figures in the construction industry and Texas politics, made a unique business team. This book serves as both a history of their lives and as an examination of business life in mid-20th-century America. Num Pages: 362 pages, 35 b&w photographs, figures, tables, index. BIC Classification: 1KBBSX; 3JJ; BGH; HBJK; HBLW; HBTB; JP; KJ; KNJC. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (P) Professional & Vocational; (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly; (UU) Undergraduate. Dimension: 254 x 178 x 20. Weight in Grams: 599.
Herman and George R. Brown, formidable figures in the construction industry and Texas politics, made a unique business team. Practical and decisive Herman and university-trained, soft-spoken George, a natural salesperson, combined their individual strengths, strong work ethic, and ambition to develop Brown & Root one of America's preeminent construction companies. Builders serves both as a history of their lives and as an examination of business life in mid-twentieth-century America. In addition to examining the brothers' business accomplishments, the authors address the Browns' philanthropic work, political influence, antiunionism, and longtime relationship with Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Herman and George R. Brown, formidable figures in the construction industry and Texas politics, made a unique business team. Practical and decisive Herman and university-trained, soft-spoken George, a natural salesperson, combined their individual strengths, strong work ethic, and ambition to develop Brown & Root one of America's preeminent construction companies. Builders serves both as a history of their lives and as an examination of business life in mid-twentieth-century America. In addition to examining the brothers' business accomplishments, the authors address the Browns' philanthropic work, political influence, antiunionism, and longtime relationship with Lyndon Baines Johnson.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2003
Publisher
Texas A & M University Press United States
Number of pages
362
Condition
New
Number of Pages
362
Place of Publication
College Station, United States
ISBN
9781585442669
SKU
V9781585442669
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Reviews for Builders
...illuminates the history of business and urban development in twentieth century Houston and central Texas as much as it does the lives of Herman and George Brown. - Journal of American History