In 1805, Frederic Tudor decided to make his fortune by selling ice to people in tropical climates. Most people thought the 23-year-old...
Johnny Appleseed wasn’t quite a New England version of St. Francis, wandering the countryside in rags, scattering apple seeds and befriending woodland...
R. H. Macy took a long and winding path to becoming the merchant prince of New York City. Early in his journey,...
In 1807, Andrew Dexter began building the tallest building in America, a temple of finance that soared an unheard-of seven stories —...
P.T. Barnum was so good at promoting himself he turned a 60-day jail sentence into a publicity campaign that made him a...