Henry Clay Frick Intense and hard driven, Henry Clay Frick vigorously pursued two primary goals: money and empire. His stormy partnership with Carnegie would bring him both, but proved to be his worst mistake, scarring his reputation and costing him the control of his own company.
During the 1870's, Frick built an industrial empire by manufacturing coke, an essential coal-based fuel for blast furnaces. In 1881, Carnegie joined forces with Frick to get the coke he wanted. Frick got the money he needed to expand. But he lost control of his own company. |
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