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> Her father, Michael Cochran, born about 1810, started as a laborer and mill worker before buying the local mill and most of the land surrounding his family fa
by Waterluvian 2y ago
> Her father, Michael Cochran, born about 1810, started as a laborer and mill worker before buying the local mill and most of the land surrounding his family farmhouse. He later became a merchant, postmaster, and associate justice at Cochran's Mills (named after him) in Pennsylvania
I can’t find more information but I really want to study and understand this kind of upwards movement better. I know there’s a lot of easy commentary on then vs. now but I want to understand the details better. Any decent documentary about walking into a jungle and coming out rich?
- eru 2y agoYou might want to look at a biography of Andrew Carnegie? Isambard Kingdom Brunel (and more, his father) might also be worth a look. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%A4renore_Stinnes https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cl%C3%A4renore_Stinnes and her father also make for great reading.
- world2vec 2y agoWhich book would you recommend to learn more about Brunel?
- eru 2y agoI remember reading a biography of him, but I don't remember which one it was (nor whether it was particularly good). Sorry. You could do worse than starting at Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isambard_Kingdom_Brunel Their article is quite extensive, and many parts have their own stand-alone articles. You can follow the 'Further Reading' section at the bottom of the article to find some suggestions for books.