Empires of Industry: DuPont Dynasty (2000)
Empires of Industry: DuPont Dynasty (2000) A fascinating story of how a family business that initially provided black powder of the early American military, then gradually transformed itself into a world-class chemical company that was at the R&D cutting edge. At critical moments, family members were deeply split about betting the family fortune on a new direction. One impetus was when much of the company blew up in a tragic explosion in the 1810s.
