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    3038 Hennepin Ave Minneapolis, MN
    612-822-4611

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Albert Ballin

Albert Ballin

Huldermann, Bernhard

Paperback

Historical FiguresTransportation GeneralGerman History

ISBN10: 9354844189
ISBN13: 9789354844188
Publisher: Alpha Ed
Published: Aug 5 2021
Pages: 284
Weight: 0.92
Height: 0.64 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
A bold, human portrait of a man who shaped seas and commerce alike. Albert Ballin opens with a quiet, stubborn ambition and follows it through the dawn of the modern shipping age. Bernhard Huldermann's portrait is both historical biography and maritime history book, tracing the career of a shipping magnate who helped bind the German empire's commercial heart to its northern ports and the wider world. The narrative moves with the rhythm of steam and harbour bells, illuminating Ballin's behind-the-scenes decisions, the pressures of German industrial progress, and the human stakes of enterprise. It is intelligent, lucid, and accessible, offering a compelling study of leadership, risk, and innovation that resonates with readers of academic reference and general non fiction alike. This is not merely biography; it is a study of how business, culture, and national ambition intersected in a pivotal era. This edition is more than a reprint-it's a collector's item and a cultural treasure. Out of print for decades and now republished by Alpha Editions. Restored for today's and future generations. More than a reprint - a collector's item and a cultural treasure, inviting casual readers and classic-literature collectors to explore a foundational chapter of german industrial pioneers, hanseatic port cities, and the global shipping industry's birth pangs.

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