EDDIE RICKENBACKER: RACETRACK ENTREPRENEUR
Edward V. (Eddie) Rickenbacker (1890-1973) is best remembered for hisrecord as a combat pilot in World War I, in which he shot down 26 Germa naircraft and won fame as America’s "Ace of Aces." From 1934 until 1963 he was general manager, president, and board chairman of Eastern Air Lines, w...
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Economic & Business History Society
2000-06-01
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| Series: | Essays in Economic and Business History |
| Online Access: | https://www.ebhsoc.org/journal/index.php/ebhs/article/view/291 |