A 37-year-old immigrant died penniless in 1889—but his invention is in every sho…
A 37-year-old immigrant died penniless in 1889—but his invention is in every shoe you’ve ever worn. In 1880, a pair of shoes cost more than most families earned in a week. Not because leather was expensive. Not because cobblers were greedy. But because of one impossible step in the shoemaking process that no one—not a […]








