Table of Contents

Preface; 1. The industrialist: a new man; 2. The precursors; 3. The myth of the self-made man; 4. Building up a sample; 5. Noblemen and gentlemen in industry; 6. From rags to riches; 7. The middle class in industry; 8. Insiders and outsiders; 9. The self-made man again?; Tables; Notes; Index.

Promotional Information

This book is focused on the social and occupational origins of the founders of modem British industry.