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14. Boss

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

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Chapters in this book

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

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