Mr Flint, Charles Stewart Mott with Biographer, Edward Renahan, Part I

Author and biographer Ed Renahan discusses the remarkable life of Charles Stewart Mott. Renahan's book "The Life of Charles Stewart Mott" is a fascinating and comprehensive look at the life of one of the world's most successful capitalists. Mr. Mott helped form the General Motors Corporation. Mott was also the founder of one of the world's largest charitable foundations, the Charles Stewart Mott Foundation. The discussion covers Mr. Mott's career, family life, travels, hobbies, and devotion to the Flint community and philanthropy.   Ed Renahan's critically-acclaimed books published under his name include Deliberate Evil: Nathaniel Hawthorne, Daniel Webster, and the 1830 Murder of a Salem Slave Trader (Chicago Review Press, 2022),  Dark Genius of Wall Street: The Misunderstood Life of Jay Gould, King of the Robber Barons (Basic Books, 2006), The Kennedys at War (Doubleday, 2001), The Lion's Pride (Oxford University Press, 1998), The Life of Charles Stewart Mott (University of Michigan Press, 2019), John Burroughs: An American Naturalist (Black Dome Press, 1992), and The Secret Six (Crown, 1994). He has appeared on PBS's The American Experience, NPR, and C-Span's BookTV and has written for publications ranging from The Wall Street Journal to The San Francisco Chronicle. His book The Life of Charles Stewart Mott, published by University of Michigan Press, 2019, is available at local bookstores in Flint, Michigan, and major book retailers. Colton Ort, singer-songwriter, performs his song "The Flint River Blues in this episode. We use the song with his permission.

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