The Mannings Author:Fred Mustard Stewart In 1900, America stood on the brink of the most spectacular industrial expansion the world had ever seen. — In Elkins, Ohio, a kid named Mark Manning hungered for a piece of the great American pie. — Within a decade, Mark Manning was a millionaire. Before mid-century he was one of the richest and most powerful men in the world. — There were many wh... more »o thought they knew Mark Manning--his wives, daughters, sons and lovers... all the little people who had helped Manning share the destiny of a nation... all the little people who held the key to his epitaph: