Alfred I. DuPont, the family rebel

Name/Title

Alfred I. DuPont, the family rebel

Entry/Object ID

Library.879

Description

599 p. front., plates, ports., 24 cm. Alfred I. DuPont, the family rebel by James Marquis. This is a biography of Alfred Irénée DuPont that explores his life and accomplishments, both within the DuPont Company (i.e., black powder expert, mechanical genius, top executive), and outside of the DuPont Company (i.e., independent entrepreneur, politician, family man, philanthropist). Alfred I. DuPont had over 1,000 patents for inventions implemented to enhance the DuPont Company’s black powder operation. Moreover, according to Marquis James, Alfred I. DuPont was a talented musician who composed music and played piano, violin, base viol and flute; he also wrote poetry. Includes bibliography and index.

Collection

Library

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Search Terms

Du Pont, Alfred I. -- (Alfred Irénée) -- 1864-1935., Businessmen -- United States -- Biography.

Publication Details

Author

James, Marquis 1891-1955

Publisher

Bobbs-Merrill company

Place Published

* Untyped Place Published

Indianapolis, New York

Call No.

HC 102.5 .D78 J36

ISBN

none