Builders
Herman and George R.Brown
Joseph A Pratt author Christopher J Castaneda author
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Texas A & M University Press
Published:28th Feb '03
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Herman and George R. Brown, formidable figures in the construction industry and Texas politics, made a unique business team. Practical and decisive Herman and university-trained, soft-spoken George, a natural salesperson, combined their individual strengths, strong work ethic, and ambition to develop Brown & Root one of America's preeminent construction companies. Builders serves both as a history of their lives and as an examination of business life in mid-twentieth-century America. In addition to examining the brothers' business accomplishments, the authors address the Browns' philanthropic work, political influence, antiunionism, and longtime relationship with Lyndon Baines Johnson.
...illuminates the history of business and urban development in twentieth century Houston and central Texas as much as it does the lives of Herman and George Brown. - Journal of American History
ISBN: 9781585442669
Dimensions: unknown
Weight: 333g
362 pages