Builders: Herman and George R.Brown - Softcover

Pratt, Joseph A.; Castaneda, Christopher J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1585442666 ISBN 13: 9781585442669

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press, 2003

Synopsis

Herman and George R. Brown, formidable figures in the construction industry and Texas politics, made a unique business team. Practical and decisive Herman and university-trained, soft-spoken George, a natural salesperson, combined their individual strengths, strong work ethic, and ambition to develop Brown & Root one of America's preeminent construction companies. Builders serves both as a history of their lives and as an examination of business life in mid-twentieth-century America. In addition to examining the brothers' business accomplishments, the authors address the Browns' philanthropic work, political influence, antiunionism, and longtime relationship with Lyndon Baines Johnson.

About this title

About the Author

Joseph A. Pratt is Cullen Professor of History and Business at the University of Houston and has written or coauthored six books of business history. Christopher J. Castaneda is assistant professor of history and director of the Oral History Program at California State University, Sacramento. Together they wrote From Texas to the East: A Strategic History of Texas Eastern Corporation, which Texas A&M University Press published in 1993.

Edition details

• Publisher: Texas A&M University Press
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1585442666
• ISBN 13: 9781585442669
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 362