Empires of Industry

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The DuPont Dynasty

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The history of the Du Pont family is chronicled from their beginnings as gunpowder manufacturers at the turn of the 19th century, when it was founded by French immigrant E.I. du Pont. Included: interviews with descendants; and historians.

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