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      An Industrial Heritage: Allis-Chalmers Corporation

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      Learn about the Allis-Chalmers Company, its early history and the personalities that led the business through industrial, economic, and political cycles.
      SKU: 9780938076025
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      Author

      Walter F. Peterson

      Summary

      An impressive history of one of Wisconsin's best-known companies. This book features historical information, photographs, and first-person accounts of the company known as Allis Chalmers. In the spring of 1846, an ambitious young New Yorker names Edward P. Allis arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to begin a long and distinguished business career. By the 1880s, he had built the Edward P. Allis Company into a leading manufacturer of steam engines, sawmills, and milling machines, the forerunner of today's Allis-Chalmers Corporation. This volume traces the development of Allis-Chalmers from the first products of the "Reliance Works" to the diversified international corporation of the 1970s. The personalities who led the business through industrial, economic, and political cycles -- Edward Allis, Edwin Reynolds, Otto Falk, David Scott, and others -- are included, as are the major technological advances and inventions which have kept the company at the forefront of world industrial development over the years.

      Walter F. Peterson wrote multiple corporate histories and distinguished himself as a thorough investigator.

      Published by the Milwaukee Historical Society Press. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

      Author

      Walter F. Peterson

      Summary

      An impressive history of one of Wisconsin's best-known companies. This book features historical information, photographs, and first-person accounts of the company known as Allis Chalmers. In the spring of 1846, an ambitious young New Yorker names Edward P. Allis arrived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin to begin a long and distinguished business career. By the 1880s, he had built the Edward P. Allis Company into a leading manufacturer of steam engines, sawmills, and milling machines, the forerunner of today's Allis-Chalmers Corporation. This volume traces the development of Allis-Chalmers from the first products of the "Reliance Works" to the diversified international corporation of the 1970s. The personalities who led the business through industrial, economic, and political cycles -- Edward Allis, Edwin Reynolds, Otto Falk, David Scott, and others -- are included, as are the major technological advances and inventions which have kept the company at the forefront of world industrial development over the years.

      Walter F. Peterson wrote multiple corporate histories and distinguished himself as a thorough investigator.

      Published by the Milwaukee Historical Society Press. Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA.

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      PublisherMilwaukee Historical Society Press
      ISBN Number

      978-0-938076-02-5

      Publication Year1976
      Page Count454
      Illustrations261 B&W photos
      Format/BindingHardcover
      Trim Size6.5 x 9.8 inches

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      Products specifications
      Details
      PublisherMilwaukee Historical Society Press
      ISBN Number

      978-0-938076-02-5

      Publication Year1976
      Page Count454
      Illustrations261 B&W photos
      Format/BindingHardcover
      Trim Size6.5 x 9.8 inches