Business/Management
Explore our Business and Management collection, featuring a diverse range of eBooks on leadership, entrepreneurship, and organizational skills. Whether you're looking to improve decision-making or enhance team dynamics, these resources offer practical insights for professionals and students alike. Discover timeless strategies and modern approaches that can help refine your business acumen and propel your career forward. From foundational concepts to advanced techniques, this selection equips you with knowledge to succeed in any business environment.
How Women May Earn a Living
Discover a historical roadmap empowering women to defy societal expectations and forge their own paths to financial freedom through education, skill, and unwavering determination.
By Mercy Grogan
Letters from an Old Railway Official to His Son, a Division Superintendent
Read along as a railway official imparts his wisdom to his son, guiding him through the challenges and triumphs of becoming a division superintendent.
By Charles De Lano Hine
A History of the Durham Miner's Association 1870-1904
Witness the struggles and eventual triumphs of a group of determined coal miners as they unite to fight for their rights in the face of adversity.
By John Wilson
A General Plan for a Mail Communication by Steam, Between Great Britain and the Eastern and Western Parts of the World
Discover how one visionary proposed using steam to shrink the world, connecting continents through faster, more efficient mail delivery routes.
By James MacQueen
The American Railway: Its Construction, Development, Management, and Appliances
Discover how clever inventions and lots of planning allowed the railways to change America forever.
By Thomas Curtis Clarke
General Instructions for the Guidance of Post Office Inspectors in the Dominion of Canada
Discover the forgotten rules that shaped Canada's postal system as inspectors navigate mail routes, contracts, and complaints to uphold order.
By Alexander Campbell
United States Steel: A Corporation with a Soul
Discover how one steel giant aimed to forge not just metal, but also a new standard of corporate ethics and responsibility in a booming America.
By Arundel Cotter
Consumers' Cooperative Societies in New York State
Discover the triumphs and failures of early 20th-century New York cooperative societies, revealing the essential ingredients for community-driven success and the pitfalls that lead to collapse.
By Consumers' League of New York City
The Book of Business Etiquette
In a time when business was booming, being polite and having good character could make or break your career.
By Nella Braddy Henney
The History of the Standard Oil Company
Discover the untold story of an oil empire's ruthless climb to power and the events that transformed an industry.
By Ida M. (Ida Minerva) Tarbell
Emma McChesney and Co.
A fearless businesswoman risks it all, traveling to South America to conquer new markets while facing a fierce rival and the possibility of an unexpected romance.
By Edna Ferber
The Stock Exchange from Within
Discover how a regulated market fights misconceptions, promotes competition, and protects investors within the complex world of early 20th-century stock exchanges.
By William C. (William Clarkson) Van Antwerp
Creative Impulse in Industry: A Proposition for Educators
In a time of industry and rote learning, a revolutionary idea emerges, urging educators to cultivate creativity and personal fulfillment in the factories and workshops of the world.
By Helen Marot
Principles of Mining: Valuation, Organization and Administration
Discover the secrets to unlocking the worth of the earth's hidden treasures, from valuing mineral deposits to navigating the complexities of mine management.
By Herbert Hoover
The American Frugal Housewife
Discover how to stretch every dollar and resource with timeless advice on cooking, home remedies, and household management from a bygone era.
By Lydia Maria Child
The Stock-Feeder's Manual the chemistry of food in relation to the breeding and feeding of live stock
Discover a historic guide to optimizing livestock nutrition through the power of chemistry, revealing the secrets to successful meat, milk, and butter production.
By Charles Alexander Cameron
History of the Comstock Patent Medicine Business and Dr. Morse's Indian Root Pills
Uncover the captivating tale of a once-thriving medicine business, filled with family drama, legal fights, and the secrets behind its famous cure-all pills.
By Robert B. Shaw
International Finance
Discover how the global exchange of money shapes economies and fuels international trade.
By Hartley Withers
Work for Women
This historical guide unveils a world of work possibilities for women seeking autonomy in the late 1800s while navigating societal expectations and economic realities.
By George J. Manson
Men of Invention and Industry
Discover the trials and triumphs of England's maritime pioneers as they transform a nation through shipbuilding and trade.
By Samuel Smiles