A Biography Of Josiah Wedgwood, Who Although Born To A Family Of Struggling Potters, Amassed A Fortune That, At His Death In 1795, Was Valued At The Equivalent Of 3.4 Billion In Today"s Dollars And Helmed An Empire That Stretched Fromengland To Russia To The United States. As A Member Of The Famous Lunar Society, Whose Members Included James Watt, Joseph Priestley, And Erasmus Darwin, He Combined Rationality With Bold Experimentation, Revolutionizing The Business Model Of His Time With A Series Of Innovations That Have Continued To This Day. This Is Vivid Portrait Of A Pioneer Who Used A Potent Combination Of Science, Aesthetics, And Marketing To Change Commerce Forever. 396 pages, 1St Edn. as New