Presidential Chronicles

Episode #300: Herbert Hoover #2: The Great Engineer (1895-1914)


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Herbert Hoover #2: The Great Engineer (1895-1914); Topics covered include: First mining jobs, meets Louis Janin, works for Bewick, Moreing in Western Australia, mining success in Australia and China, survives Boxer Rebellion, overcomes embezzlement at firm, birth of children, opens mining consultancy, and achieves broad success throughout engineering career


Key people include: Louis Janin, Charles Moreing, Lou (Henry) Hoover, Chang Yen Mao, Emile Francqui, R.S. Rose, Herbert Hoover, Jr., and Allan Hoover


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Presidential ChroniclesBy David Fisher