How They Succeeded Life Stories of Successful Men Told by Themselves

First published in 1901 How They Succeeded is a classic self-help book on the subject of succeeding with a particular focus on business and money matters. It provides a firsthand look into the lives of many successful late-nineteenth-century entrepreneurs. Thomas Edison John Wanamaker Marshal Field Alexander Graham Bell Philip D. Armour John D. Rockefeller Andrew Carnegie Mary E. Proctor Jacob Gould Schurman Darius Ogden Mills General Lew Wallace John B. Herreshoff Amelia E. Barr Theodore Thomas John Burroughs and James Witcomb Riley are among the successful titans of industry innovation academia literature and music interviewed. These interviews were aimed at understanding the person behind the icons with specific attention to the counsel these great men and women would offer to young people just starting their careers.