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Hardcover Book With Dust Jacket Titled: The Goodyear Story - An Inventor's Obsession And The Struggle For A Rubber Monopoly By Richard Korman - 2002 - First Edition, First Printing Synopsis: Richard Korman has written a fascinating biography of an inventor, Charles Goodyear, harnessing a new technology that also provides a panoramic view of America at the onset of its industrial revolution. Drawing on newly discovered archival records, Korman tells a suspenseful story of scientific experimentation and legal struggle in creating a portrait of an eminent American whose eccentricity anticipates the trials of new economy pioneers of today. 6 1/4" x 9 1/4" - 230 Pages - Index - Brand New Check Out Our eBay Store (Grannyspalapa) For Other Similar Items www.ebay.com/str/grannyspalapa