It's the mid 1800s and two very different young men set out in the world to make their fortunes. A young boy from Nantucket spends four years at sea on a whaling ship, the other becomes an itinerant peddler in the wilds of Indiana. These two adventurers, R.H. Macy and Adam Gimbel, eventually settle down as merchants, and open their own dry goods stores. They ... Show More
Dec 2019
Ford vs Chevrolet - Tin Lizzie Becomes Roadkill | 1
<p>In 1896, Henry Ford puttered around Detroit streets testing his “Quadricycle.” This was the whimsical beginning to a revolution that redesigned the landscape of America.</p><p>Cars changed the way America lived, worked, ate, shopped, and listened to music. And more than 100 ye ... Show More
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Dec 2019
Ford vs Chevrolet - Fast and Sexy | 3
<p>In the 1960s, the biggest generation of Americans of all time are reaching driving age. They want cars, and they want them to be fast and powerful, and they want them now. The best showcase for these cars is by winning races, and in the 1960s, Ford and Chevy are gunning for ea ... Show More
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Jan 2021
Seventh Generation: Alan Newman and Jeffrey Hollender
With its eco-friendly paper towels, diapers, and cleansers, Seventh Generation was one of the first—and most successful—green household brands to hit the market. But in the early 1990s, just a few years after it began as a scrappy mail-order catalog, its two founders had a bitter ... Show More
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