Entrepreneurial Epic (The Path of in Creating General Motors in the United States)

Author: Axel Madson (USA), translated by Lin Hua
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Publish Date: 2006-10-01
Features: The creator of fiery passion, a thrilling dreamlike career!'s legendary story truly reflects the conflicts between reformers and anti-reformers, as well as between new entrepreneurs and investors at that time. During the glorious years of establishing General Motors, his fierce struggles with bankers were filled with epic colors. relied on only a few major financial powers to support his funding needs for expansion and fought against the forces he underestimated or even refused to cooperate with. In an adventurous move to secure GM shares, he was ultimately forced to sell his assets and step down from the throne of the General Motors empire. Opening the biography of the legendary figures of the early 20th century, a group of admirable automotive pioneers come to life—Henry Ford, David Buick, Charles Nash, Albert Champion, Louis Chevrolet, and Alfred Sloan. On Wall Street, J.P. Morgan rejected's loan application, but Pierre DuPont decided to invest in his expansion plan. Tracing the life trajectory of one person and his era, this book is a panoramic biography that showcases's great victories and tragic failures, captivating and enthralling to read. It vividly recreates the rollercoaster of the early 20th-century American automotive industry's entrepreneurial battle, faithfully documenting the brilliant yet turbulent life of, the founder of General Motors, and the historical panorama of many famous automotive pioneers of his time, such as Ford, Buick, and Sloan, who both cooperated and competed. William had a unique experience: he started with great ambition and his career once soared like the sun, only to fall into financial crises. He repeatedly salvaged the situation until he defeated his opponents. From his turbulent childhood in the small town of Flint County, Michigan, to his lifetime achievement of founding General Motors,'s meteoric entrepreneurial career is as captivating as the legendary journeys of contemporary billionaires like Ted Turner, Robert Murdoch, and Bill Gates. In just a few years, assembled General Motors cars and acquired other automotive companies at a rate of one per 30 days. Combined with the current development and integration of China's automotive industry, reading this book is highly inspiring.