The Mega-Brands That Built America

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Dirty Work

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In the 1800s, when Americans barely bathed and deadly diseases were commonplace, James Gamble and Harley Procter invent a new soap that revolutionizes America and opens up a market to entrepreneurs. This includes King Gillette and Jacob Schick whose bitter rivalry will birth the billion-dollar shaving industry as we know it, and changing Americans daily lives forever.

The Mega-Brands That Built America

Dirty Work

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