10. Venturing Abroad

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. CONTENTS v
3. Foreword vii
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction 1
6. 1. Roots 6
7. 2. Launching a Career 15
8. 3. Taming the Wilderness—Roads 28
9. 4. Taming the Wilderness—Dams 44
10. 5. Patriot in Pinstripes—Shipbuilding 68
11. 6. Man of Steel 90
12. 7. Creating an Image 112
13. 8. Planning for a Postwar World 127
14. 9. Debacle in Detroit 142
15. 10. Venturing Abroad 165
16. 11. Cargo Planes and Government Investigations 179
17. 12. Light Metals—Heavy Profits 196
18. 13. Kaiser and the Doctors 211
19. 14. Boss 234
20. 15. Global Development and a Pacific Paradise 249
21. 16. The Sunset Years 270
22. Conclusion 281
23. Notes 287
24. Bibliographic Note 339
25. Index 345