| Author |
Lewis, Harry A. |
| Title |
Hidden Treasures; Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail
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| Note |
Reading ease score: 57.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read.
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| Contents |
Preface -- Introduction -- Quotations -- Daniel Drew -- Russell Sage -- Cornelius Vanderbilt -- Amos Lawrence -- Horace B. Claflin -- William E. Dodge -- Jay Gould -- John Wannamaker -- Alexander T. Stewart -- Nicholas Longworth -- Robert Bonner -- William G. Fargo -- James C. Flood -- John W. MacKay -- James C. Fair -- Horace Greeley -- Thurlow Weed -- George W. Childs -- James Gordon Bennett -- Phineas T. Barnum -- Mathew Vassar -- John Jacob Astor -- Potter Palmer -- James Harper -- Henry Disston -- Peter Cooper -- George Law -- Darius O. Mills -- Stephen Girard -- Moses Taylor -- William C. Ralston -- George Peabody -- William W. Corcoran -- Nathan Mayer Rothschild -- John Adams -- Thomas Jefferson -- John Marshall -- Alexander Hamilton -- James Madison -- James Monroe -- Lewis Cass -- John C. Calhoun -- Robert Y. Hayne -- Daniel Webster -- Andrew Jackson -- Thomas H. Benton -- Henry Clay -- Martin Van Buren -- Stephen Arnold Douglass -- Abbott Lawrence -- Alexander H. Stephens -- Millard Fillmore -- William H. Seward -- Horatio Seymour -- Winfield S. Hancock -- George B. McClellan -- Ulysses Simpson Grant -- Stonewall Jackson -- General Robert E. Lee -- Henry Wilson -- Abraham Lincoln -- Edward Everett -- Edwin M. Stanton -- Andrew Johnson -- James A. Garfield -- Chester A. Arthur -- John A. Logan -- James G. Blaine -- Samuel J. Tilden -- Henry Ward Beecher -- James Watt -- George Stephenson -- Benjamin Franklin -- Eli Whitney -- Robert Fulton -- Elias Howe, Jr. -- Isaac M. Singer -- Richard M. Hoe -- Charles Goodyear -- Prof. S. F. B. Morse -- Cyrus W. Field -- George M. Pullman -- Thomas A. Edison -- Why some succeed while others fail.
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| Credits |
E-text prepared by Chuck Greif and the Project Gutenberg Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net/c/) from materials generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://www.archive.org/details/americana)
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| Summary |
"Hidden Treasures; Or, Why Some Succeed While Others Fail" by Harry A. Lewis is a motivational treatise written in the late 19th century. The book explores the characteristics and shared traits of successful individuals who rose from humble beginnings to achieve great wealth and influence. Through biographical sketches, it aims to inspire readers by illustrating that success is largely a result of determination, hard work, and good habits rather than mere luck. At the start of the work, the author emphasizes the stark contrast between those who succeed and those who fail, highlighting the importance of self-reliance and self-help. The opening portion focuses on laying the groundwork for the subsequent portraits of successful figures, urging readers to examine their personal journeys from struggle to achievement. Lewis presents anecdotes about individuals such as Daniel Drew and Russell Sage, showcasing their tenacity, resourcefulness, and strategic thinking which propelled them to prominence. The text seeks not only to inform but to motivate, suggesting that understanding the paths of these achievers may provide valuable lessons for aspiring individuals. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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| Language |
English |
| LoC Class |
BJ: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Ethics, Social usages, Etiquette, Religion
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| Subject |
Success
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| Subject |
United States -- Biography
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| Category |
Text |
| EBook-No. |
20151 |
| Release Date |
Dec 20, 2006 |
| Most Recently Updated |
Jan 1, 2021 |
| Copyright Status |
Public domain in the USA. |
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