Empires of Industry

The Cola Wars

A look at the history of Coca-Cola and Pepsi-Cola and the rivalry between the two soft-drink companies. Included: commen

Wildcatters

Battle for the Skies

The DuPont Dynasty

The history of the Du Pont family is chronicled from their beginnings as gunpowder manufacturers at the turn of the 19th

Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel

Andrew Carnegie and the Age of Steel chronicles the rise of the iron and steel industries in the United States and the p

J. Pierpont Morgan: Emperor of Wall Street

He single-handedly saved the U.S. from bankruptcy on two occasions, but was often accused of being a monopolist. He wiel

The Kellogg Brothers: Cornflake Kings

They may have collaborated on the cornflake, but the Kellogg brothers could not have been less alike. One was an eccentr

Black Gold: The Story of Oil

Modern America depends on a steady source of petroleum and petroleum by-products to satisfy its ever-increasing and vora

Brewed in America

Brewing grows from a mainly local endeavor into a commercial industry in the 19th century and survives crises in the 20t

War Planes of World War II

Flight was born in America at the turn of the century. But World War II saw more planes built in a single year -- 300,00