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- catalog abstract "Herman and George R. Brown, formidable figures in the construction industry and Texas politics, made a unique business team. Practical and decisive Herman, a builder by nature, and university trained, soft-spoken George, a natural salesperson, combined their individual strengths with their shared work ethic and ambition to develop Brown & Root, a company that began by building roads and grew into a diversified international construction company. Builders serves both as a history of their careers and as an examination of business life in mid-twentieth-century America. In addition to examining Herman and George Brown's business accomplishments, Joseph A. Pratt and Christopher J. Castaneda also address the political influence and antiunionism associated with the Brown name. The authors present a balanced account of both the Browns' treatment of workers and their longtime relationship with Lyndon Baines Johnson. Builders also traces the brothers' philanthropy, including the work of the Brown Foundation, through which George in particular contributed to the development of educational and cultural institutions. This biography is sure to interest students and enthusiasts of both business and Texas history.".
- catalog contributor b11028566.
- catalog contributor b11028567.
- catalog contributor b11028568.
- catalog created "c1999.".
- catalog date "1999".
- catalog date "c1999.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c1999.".
- catalog description "Herman and George R. Brown, formidable figures in the construction industry and Texas politics, made a unique business team. Practical and decisive Herman, a builder by nature, and university trained, soft-spoken George, a natural salesperson, combined their individual strengths with their shared work ethic and ambition to develop Brown & Root, a company that began by building roads and grew into a diversified international construction company. Builders serves both as a history of their careers and as an examination of business life in mid-twentieth-century America. In addition to examining Herman and George Brown's business accomplishments, Joseph A. Pratt and Christopher J. Castaneda also address the political influence and antiunionism associated with the Brown name. The authors present a balanced account of both the Browns' treatment of workers and their longtime relationship with Lyndon Baines Johnson. Builders also traces the brothers' philanthropy, including the work of the Brown Foundation, through which George in particular contributed to the development of educational and cultural institutions. This biography is sure to interest students and enthusiasts of both business and Texas history.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references (p. [281]-309) and index.".
- catalog extent "xxi, 326 p. :".
- catalog hasFormat "Builders.".
- catalog identifier "0890968403".
- catalog isFormatOf "Builders.".
- catalog issued "1999".
- catalog issued "c1999.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "College Station : Texas A&M University Press,".
- catalog relation "Builders.".
- catalog spatial "Texas".
- catalog subject "338.7/624/09764 21".
- catalog subject "Brown & Root (Firm) History.".
- catalog subject "Brown & Root, Inc. History.".
- catalog subject "Brown, George R., 1898-1983.".
- catalog subject "Brown, Herman, 1892-1962.".
- catalog subject "Businessmen Texas Biography.".
- catalog subject "Construction industry Texas History.".
- catalog subject "HD9570.B67 P73 1998".
- catalog subject "HD9570.B67 P73 1999".
- catalog subject "Offshore gas field equipment industry Texas History.".
- catalog subject "Offshore oil field equipment industry Texas History.".
- catalog title "Builders : Herman and George R. Brown / Joseph A. Pratt and Christopher J. Castaneda.".
- catalog type "Biography. fast".
- catalog type "History. fast".
- catalog type "text".